One way to decrease the drop-out rate in Chicago Public Schools
One way to decrease the drop-out rate in Chicago Public Schools
*According to Pew Research the Latino dropout rate has dropped to 14%. In the last 20 years the rate has declined from 33% in 1993 to where it now stands. […]
Famous Desegregation Case, Mendez v Westminster, Celebrates 70 Years This Weeks
*Before Brown v Board of Education, the case that history has designated as the standard for public school desegregation, there was Mendez v. Westminster, argued before the Supreme Court seven […]
Student Debt Makes College More Expensive for Women
*Latinas, on average, have paid only 3 percent of their student debt, they carry an average of $21,026, and they earn 54 cents for every dollar earned by a white […]
Young Latino Students Don’t See Themselves in Books
*Latinos are now almost one-fourth of U.S. public school enrollment. Yet, Latino kids rarely see themselves in books written for young readers. VL By Motoko Rich, The New York Times […]
Long winter absences no longer plague educators at largely Hispanic schools
*Here are some of the reasons given by families that are no longer taking extended trips to Mexico over the holidays: Immigration enforcement is tighter; companies retain employees over the […]
How Fears of Deportation Harm Kids’ Education
*In 2012 3.5 million children in U.S. public elementary and secondary schools had at least one undocumented parent. “Immigration policy is education policy.” VL By Melinda D. Anderson, The Atlantic […]
If you’re a teacher, say “please” and “thank you”
*Ray Salazar tells us there’s a new no-nonsense trend in education. It requires teachers to be direct and to focus on instruction – “don’t say please and thankyou.” Ray takes […]
What I didn’t hear in the State of the Union speech, and why
Victor Landa, NewsTaco More than any other speech that President Obama has delivered, last nights’ State of the Union was done more for himself than for any audience, real or […]
Educator Jaime Escalante Being Honored in Postage Stamp
*Is this cool, or what? Every year a committee named by the Postmaster General considers tens of thousands of suggestions for the postal stamp honor. This year the massive number was […]
The Interview: Rosie Castro
*What I like about this interview is that it reminds us that Latino politics didn’t pop-up recently on Twitter. The place Latinos have achieved is a work in progress that […]
