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November 7, 2009
George Mason University Study Shows Deep Anti-Immigration Sentiment in Pockets of Prince William County
November 6, 2009
“English as a Second Language” in Alabama schools
LULAC leader says new Arlington school should be named for Cesar Chavez
A comedian with a serious delivery – Los Angeles comedian Ernie G encourages Hispanic students to strive for college
November 5, 2009
Valencia Community College’s Osceola campus was recognized by the Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities with its Outstanding HACU-Member Institution Award, in recognition of the college’s efforts in advancing the mission and goals of HACU.
Hispanic students face language barrier challenges in Maryland
FIU to develop model programs to keep Hispanics in college – Although 57% of non-Hispanic white students nationwide graduate within six years; only 46 % of Hispanics do so.
ALMAS program provides Henry Sibley’s Latino students with bridge to a brighter future – Minnesota
A top Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) official confirmed that officers were conducting a training exercise at CSUN that involved members of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) earlier this semester. – Members said they were targeted and profiled by LAPD officers during their first meeting on Sept. 2. & that they were followed, harassed and intimidated by “undercover police officers” during a ceremony to welcome first-time freshmen to their organization.
November 4, 2009
Study finds Lehigh Valley’s Hispanic students are progressing – But struggles persist in areas such as reading. Valley area review is called ‘eye-opening’ – Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley public schools have experienced growth in population of Latino students over past decade – Pennsylvania
Miriam Flores is a 42-year-old Mexican immigrant who has taken the cause of English as a second language to the nation’s highest courts.
NLEI and NLU partner to meet Latino community’s specific educational needs – Illinois
November 2, 2009
Palm Beach Community College officials want every one of their students with Latino roots to update their academic records and document their ethnicity.
For Tomorrow’s Latino Students: No Typewriter Ribbons Needed
Texas needs Spanish-speaking social workers
High School is Named After Oscar de la Hoya in Boyle Heights
October 30, 2009
Salinas Latinos target of educational TV show
SoMoCoCAT Offers Latino Farmworker Communities Free Digital Media Training – California
Latino-based Fraternal organizations to host Unity Summit
October 29, 2009
STUDY FINDS ACADEMIC BENEFITS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS WHO TRANSITION INTO MAINSTREAM CLASSROOMS – Nearly 30% of Los Angeles Unified School District students aren’t reclassified by the 8th grade, according to the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute
Moving Beyond Borders from University of Illinois Press – examines the life and accomplishments of Julian Samora, the first Mexican American sociologist in the United States and the founding father of the discipline of Latino studies
UCLA Students Lobby for DREAM Act
October 28, 2009
Minnesota State is thinking about the future with its plans to build an on-campus Latino center.
University of Illinois at Chicago sociologists have received a $420,000 National Science Foundation grant to study how local communities respond to the issue of immigration.
Georgia colleges pitch education to Latinos
Immigrant Children Lost in Education Reform – interview with Ruby Takanishi, president and chief executive officer of Foundation for Child Development
Washington State University Doctoral Researcher Documents Skills of Latino Child Care Providers
October 27, 2009
A Guatemalan grandmother’s secret is revealed – A columnist’s recent writings on illiteracy lead to a surprising discovery much closer to home.
88 students earn honors for research as SACNAS conference concludes
Judge Who Ordered Texas to Educate Undocumented Students Dies – U.S. Senior District Judge William Wayne Justice
Guatemalans, Hondurans More Likely to Have Limited-English Proficiency
October 26, 2009
Latinos lag in skills as toddlers, studies show – Poor, immigrant Latinas have healthy babies but by age 2 or 3, their toddlers begin to lag behind white middle-class children in vocabulary, listening and problem-solving skills, according to two new studies.
800 students thriving in dual-language curriculum at DiLoreto Magnet School – New Britian, CT
October 17, 2009
A book that aims to explain the business and culture of drug trafficking playing out in El Paso and Juárez was released today. – “Drug War Zone: Frontline Dispatches from the Streets of El Paso and Juárez” is written by University of Texas at El Paso professor Howard Campbell.
Cabrillo College has been awarded one of the most competitive grants in the country, the Title V Hispanic-Serving Institutions grant by the U.S. Department of Education. – $2.8M grant for transitioning students at Hispanic-serving institutions
Junot Díaz at Notre Dame
Analysis of Martinez vs. Regents of the University of California, a case before the California Supreme Court involving whether undocumented residents of California are entitled to in-state college tuition.
The Howard County School System and an advocacy group that focuses on Hispanic student achievement plan to renew a partnership Friday with the hopes of lowering dropout rates and encouraging academic success. – Maryland
IBM Launches Nationwide Initiative to Support Early Education in Hispanic Communities
CULTURAL DIVIDE: Migrant students find hard time fitting in – Every year, migrant workers and their families travel from Texas to Manchester’s DuRussel Potato Farm to harvest vegetables, living in housing provided by the farm personnel. – Minnesota
Less than a year after speaking at a Harvard University student conference, the head of an anti-illegal immigration movement had his invitation to speak at a similar forum tomorrow rescinded following a student uproar over his aggressive position on immigration. – Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project
Guest Voz: Former NCES commissioner finds nation’s black and Latino students worse off because of No Child Left Behind
New study shows most Latino students drop out of high school for economic need
October 15, 2009
Leaders in Science Research, Mentoring, and Teaching honored by SACNAS
Hispanics Increasingly Leaving Established U.S. Gateway Communities – new research by the University of New Hampshire
October 14, 2009
1969: Chicano Movement Rising – Notes on Raza history in East LA, Oct 14 at Cal State LA
Three lives and a literate city’s shame – Julia Rodriguez, Juan Contreras and Mercedes Meza couldn’t read or write. For years they got by with the help of friends and good memories for the sorts of sights that differentiated streets.
The seventh annual Latino Youth Summit is set for Friday in the Hal and Inge Marcus Pavilion at Saint Martin’s University – Olympia, WA
In its September issue, Hispanic Business Magazine named Cornell’s College of Engineering the No. 4 graduate school nationwide for Hispanic students.
Reading brings Latino LGBT poetry to life – Penn State
Educators and business supporters hope new child-sized, brightly colored work stations, computers and programs will help Hispanic students consider career fields of math, science and technology. – Tampa area
October 13, 2009
The University of Texas at El Paso is pleased to announce that Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Ph. D, chair for the Department of Chemistry, has been honored with the 2009 Distinguished Scientist Award by SACNAS, the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.
October 12, 2009
Graduating Hispanics earn Fresno State top ranking
Just over 50% of Brazilians age 25 and older did not complete the eight years of basic education
Organicarte: Bringing more Hispanic Culture to UM – brings Latin American and Caribbean arts and artists to the University of Miami
In New Mexico, a majority Hispanic state, a 54% high school dropout rate translated to 13,800 young people in 2008. – Meeting addresses Hispanic education ‘crisis’
YVCC Organiza “Tú y WSU” Para Promocionar la Enseñanza Superior – Yakima
Scenes from Ana Castillo at UC Berkeley
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signs law that highlights Hispanic history in public schools
Berklee music school reaches out to Latin America – the school has launched an even more aggressive effort to recruit more and be a dominant force in music education in Spanish-speaking countries.
October 9, 2009
NCLR Supports Legislation to Strengthen Dual-Language Education for Low-Income Students
Selena Gomez gave a bunch of L.A. elementary school kids something to smile about when she showed up at Charnock Road Elementary to honor a teacher with over $1,000 in school supplies during OfficeMax’s A Day Made Better Event.
Scholarship Program Aims To Keep Hispanic Students In School in Kansas City – (video) – About 50% of Hispanic students in the school district will drop out
The National Congress for Puerto Rican rights is holding its’ national conference at Temple University this weekend.
Disturbing Statistics about Latino Educational Attainment
Latino principal credits Reading bilingual program for his success – Puerto Rican Salvador Sepulveda Jr. story
Pew Hispanic Center study reveals blocks in Latinos’ road to college – Two Latinas say they would have gone to universities if they’d had the chance – Salinas, CA perspective
October 7, 2009
Hispanic Education Coalition Applauds Choice of New Director of Head Start Early Childhood Education Program
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Awards $12,000 in Scholarships to Aspiring Latino Education Leaders
Eva Longoria Parker has enrolled at Cal State-Northridge
Latinos have scant access to higher education, Pew Hispanic survey finds
The N.C. Society of Hispanic Professionals will host a conference Friday at Meredith College for professionals who work with Hispanic students. The Hispanic Achievement Conference will focus on helping students in English as a Second Language classes excel in school.
Young Latino adults in the United States are more likely to be in school or the work force now than their counterparts were in previous generations. In 1970, 77% of Hispanics ages 16 to 25 were either working, going to school or serving in the military; by 2007, 86% of Latinos in this coming-of-age group were taking part in these skill-building endeavors
89% Latino young adults ages 16 to 25 say that a college education is important for success in life, yet only about half that number-48%-say that they themselves plan to get a college degree
Pew Hispanic Report: The Changing Pathways of Hispanic Youths Into Adulthood
Pew Hispanic Report: Latinos and Education: Explaining the Attainment Gap
October 6, 2009
Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho to receive the University of Michigan Wallenberg Medal
October 5, 2009
2009 Mexican-American Dream Scholarships – COFEM supports immigrants and descendants of immigrants so they can to go to college
University of Rochester’s Memorial Art Gallery hosts celebration of vibrant Hispanic culture
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage: HSF Alums are Living the American Dream – Hispanic Scholarship Fund Hall of Fame Gala
Latina heritage, gender embraced by young girls – Soy Unica! Soy Latina! seminar on Saturday at Colorado State University-Pueblo
LatiNU brings students closer with Latin culture – Northwestern University
October 2, 2009
No Child Left Behind Regulations do not Go Far Enough to Improve Education For Latino Students, Says NCLR
Latino Faculty Want to End ‘Brown Out’ at Cal State Long Beach
On Thursday, the Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County announced a nearly $1 million endowed scholarship in Samuel R. Bowman’s name to help educate local Hispanic students. – Virginia
Sarita E. Brown, president of Excelencia in Education, a District-based nonprofit that analyzes data and advocates policies that support academic achievement by Latino students, won one of three McGraw Prizes in Education, an annual award that recognizes educational leaders and which includes a $25,000 prize.
October 1, 2009
Estudiantes venezolanos levantan huelga de hambre y convocan manifestación
Latin jazz artist Nestor Torres to mentor Martin County students
Madres mexicanas logran cambios educativos y viales en la ciudad de Colorado
September 30, 2009
William McKenzie: Why the Dream Act makes sense for illegal immigrants – and our country
Latinos must use political capital towards demanding passage of the REAL Act – (very good read)
The number of students in ESOL programs is on the rise in the United States, with huge growth in Georgia in particular. The state’s student population of English language learners has grown more than 200% between 1995 and 2005
Rice University’s mathematician Richard Tapia receives Hispanic Heritage Award
THE LATIN RECORDING ACADEMY AND McDonald’s TO HOST LATIN GRAMMY IN THE SCHOOLS PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Language as a bridge and an identity – At the Grupo Educa weekend language school, children from families with roots in Latin America and Spain are taught to keep the language of their forebears alive and well.
LVL Letter to Congressman Baca Supporting H.R.2681, the PROUD Act
September 29, 2009
Dallas to host national conference of minority students and professionals in science – SACNAS – Advancing Hispanics/Chicanos & Native Americans in Science
New survey of Latino teens and young adults shows attitudes toward school and work + a day-long conference on Latino youth and education on Oct. 6, 2009
Amid lagging scores of Latino students, San Jose High Academy models success
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