On Texas school funding: Only one option for Latinos, get involved
On Texas school funding: Only one option for Latinos, get involved
*Now that the initial shock has passed over the Texas Supreme Court’s decision on public school funding, it’s time for action. Al Kauffman tells us that constitutional does not mean […]
Texas Supreme Court Upholds School Funding System
*This.is.huge. The battle to remedy the inequitable system that funds Texas public schools is decades old. Since 1980 advocates for equitable funding have sued the state of Texas seven times, […]
How decades-old discrimination against Latino kids continues today – and what you can do about it
“. . . in at least 35 districts in 14 states, hundreds of unaccompanied minors from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras have been discouraged from enrolling in schools or pressured […]
the Latino daily – Your Thursday morning brief
THURSDAY, April 28, 2016 Good morning Taquistas! Here’s your morning news to get your day started. ►Thursday’s numbers 11.5 – The percentage of less likelihood that U.S. Latino workers will […]
Latinos future depends on many choices
SPONSORED CONTENT By NewsTaco One of the least reported characteristics of the U.S. Latino community is the growing number of Latino families who own their homes. According to a study […]
Sotomayor accuses colleagues of trying to ‘wish away’ racial inequality
*Justice Sonia Sotomayor went to the mat to counter Justice Roberts’ well known adage that “the way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on […]
Racial Awakening, Pride And Fear: One Latino Perspective On ‘The Obama Effect’
*This is the kind of story that needs to face outward. It was published by an NPR program called Code Switch, so hopefully non-Latinos get to hear it and read […]
the Latino daily – Your Thursday moring brief
THURSDAY, April 21, 2016 Good morning Taquistas! I’m armed with coffee and a small stack of pecan scones. Serve yourself your prefered morning drink and munch, let’s get the news […]
Black and Latino parents want better teachers and harder classes for their kids
*More proof that, contrary to the myth believed by many non-Latinos, the Latino culture emphasizes education. Another truth told in this story is that Latino parents believe white kids get […]
Why Talented Latino and Black Students Can Go Undiscovered
*The difference? In the past teachers and parents referred students to “gifted” programs. A new way is to screen all second graders and refer students based on the screening. VL […]
