Texas Groups Promote Education For Latino Kids

Texas Groups Promote Education For Latino Kids

Mary Mata May 20, 2011

A few different groups in Texas have selected today, May 20, as a day where statewide attention will be paid to the future — students — and in Texas that […]

If Latino Students Fail, The U.S. Will Fail

Mary Mata May 12, 2011

We all know that education is the key to our future, yet, as Latino students increasingly make up a majority of students in our nation’s school districts, these institutions are […]

Texas’ Latino Population Growth Absent On University Campuses

Mary Mata May 3, 2011

Texas has grown by leaps and bounds and it’s almost wholly due to Latino population growth. What this means for the state, or for the politicos that run it, is […]

Remembering Carlos Guerra’s Life, Scholarship Legacy

Mary Mata

[Editor’s Note: Carlos Guerra, our friend and co-founder, died last year but his memory lives on. One way is through his scholarship program for first-generation students at his alma mater, […]

Latino Dropout Rate Reaches 28 Percent

Mary Mata May 2, 2011

The National Council of La Raza recently released a study that indicated a Hispanic dropout rate of 28 percent. The report also included strategy recommendations to improve the opportunities of […]

Bien Hecho: Carlos Guerra’s Scholarship For 1st-Generation College Students

Mary Mata April 12, 2011

Some people are so larger-than-life that when it’s time to talk about them, you feel speechless. That’s how I feel now writing this post about our late colleague, Carlos Guerra. […]

Puerto Rico Suffering Heavy Brain Drain

Mary Mata March 8, 2011

A new report from the Instituto de Estadísticas de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics) has found that the island nation is suffering some pretty heavy brain drain and […]

U.S. Needs 14 Million Latinos With Degrees By 2025

Mary Mata February 24, 2011

The U.S. will need one million Latinos with four- and two-year degrees for the next 14 years to catch up to goals set by non-profits and organizations like the Hispanic […]

Budget Cuts May Mean Less Latino College Grads

Mary Mata February 16, 2011

States across the country are slashing budgets left and right in an effort to deal with the recession, one unfortunate outcome may be less Latinos able to attend college. The […]