Education + Blogante Headlines Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
April 10, 2008
Assault Over Immigration Poster Refuted – + video link – (this Texas middle school incident was picked up by many bloggers and other sites but I held back for some reason – now I am glad I did)
Oregon’s Dropout Rate Continues to Climb – (except for Hispanics YET the graduation rate is only 63.7%)
Did You Know? Hispanic high school graduates are expected to surge by nearly 50 percent by 2018 in Florida.
April 7, 2008
My opinion Maria Elena Salinas: New dropout numbers foreshadow grim future
March 31, 2008
High School Financial Education Now Available in Spanish
March 28, 2008
Hispanics to get say on English standards – Texas
March 26, 2008
My Latino kids don’t need affirmative action
March 24, 2008
Hispanic growth creates need for education changes – (in the Southeast)
Hispanic graduates may rise by 136% in Utah by 2015
Did You Know? A new report says that in 2015, the number of Hispanic students graduating from Utah high schools will be more than double (136%) what it was in 2005.
March 20, 2008
State board says no time for Hispanic input on new curriculum – Texas
Did You Know? The total number of Latino students statewide is 128,993 and over the last five years Latino student enrollments jumped by 22.7 percent in Massachusetts
UMass study: Latino students improve on MCAS; dropout, absence rates high
Did You Know? Hispanic children make up 47% of the 4.7 million students in Texas public classrooms.
March 18, 2008
Did You Know? More than a third of Boston’s 56,000 students are Latino; more than 40 percent of them are learning English as a second language. And since the state eliminated bilingual education in 2002, these students have fallen further behind.
Bilingual teachers wanted – Boston schools recruiting in Puerto Rico
March 17, 2008
The House Mexican American Legislative Caucus is insisting the State Board of Education include Hispanics in the writing of a new English language arts and reading curriculum for Texas.
March 11, 2008
Super Mario Barros – This teacher has a radio show, a newspaper column, and a satirical take on social issues – Boston
Temple educator Heidi A. Ramirez confirmed to Philadelphia School Reform Commission
Riding the bilingual bus – Phoenix-Talent staff learn ways to make Hispanic students feel more welcome – Oregon
March 10, 2008
Cervantes institute premieres on TV – The academic institution, dedicated to promoting Spanish language and culture around the world, has just launched an internet TV channel
Activists take over L.A. streets celebrating 1968 ‘blowouts’ – Thousands re-enact the East Los Angeles high school boycotts by marching from Lincoln H.S. to Hazard Park. – Los Angeles
March 9, 2008
Officials Fear Illegal Immigrants Won’t Respond To School Census – Northern Virginia
Immigration crackdowns in Irving, Farmers Branch followed rise in Latino students – Texas
March 6, 2008
Puerto Rican Teachers Suspend Strike
March 5, 2008
Did You Know? Sometime in the coming months, a single music label, Universal Music, will control almost half of the U.S. Latin music marketplace. – because of recent laws
Educate young Latinos on savings options
New Mexican Town Split Over Immigrant’s Removal
February 28, 2008
Free speech prevails – A compromise in Esmeralda County ends an unconstitutional English-only policy – Nevada
February 27, 2008
In Puerto Rico, teachers march before Education Department as island petitions for order ending strike
February 26, 2008
Puerto Rico teachers strike sparks clashes, arrests – At least 7 people are arrested in Puerto Rico as colleagues face off with one another.
Durham’s Latino suicide trend not found in local school districts – Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City school systems – North Carolina
February 25, 2008
On the Road: Along the Rio Grande, Students Struggle to Surmount Poverty
Speak only English on the school bus? – Nevada
February 21, 2008
Teachers strike begins in Puerto Rico with clashes between police and demonstrators
Money shortages doom service for Latino students – The Oregon Council for Hispanic Advancement started in 1983 to close this week
For tots, Spanish as a second language – In ‘a smaller world,’ parents want their children to be bilingual – Massachusetts
February 19, 2008
NCLB and Latinos: No Latino Child Left Behind Matters
February 18, 2008
Student’s deportation roils New Mexico town
Hispanic student enrollment declines – Tulsa, Oklahoma
Hispanic Leadership Linked to Education – ETS Official Yvette Donado Addresses Latino Leaders
‘Revolution’ one of the R’s taught in Tucson
February 14, 2008
A Chicago parents group says forcing students who are still learning English to take the same state achievement test as native English-speakers is unfair.
February 13, 2008
More Latino students take AP test in 2007 than ever before – Utah
February 11, 2008
San Jose State University, districts help Latinos prepare for college – 2,800 Latino students attend
Undocumented students share their stories – watch the video about the book “Documented Dreams”
February 7, 2008
New Research Identifies Most Important Issues for Hispanics – Education Leads the Way in Study That Also Reveals Most Trusted Sources for Information
February 5, 2008
Spanish Town to Pay Kids to Read
Latino youth activism commended – Puerto Rico’s struggle for self-determination depends on young people getting involved in the movement, a Chicago high school teacher believes.
February 4, 2008
Puerto Rico school crisis could hit Central Florida
New Jersey’s Latinos are leaning toward Clinton – ‘Charismatic’ Obama may draw younger voters, but most recognize senator next door
January 30, 2008
Did You Know? The starting salary for a teacher in Puerto Rico is $19,200 — lower than any U.S. state and about a third less than the average on the mainland.
Teachers Threaten Strike in Puerto Rico
From Visibility to Autonomy: Latinos and Higher Education in the U.S., 1965-2005
Carlos Negrete’s success is a family affair – Tesoro senior guard’s three-point shooting, leadership and unselfishness distinguish him on the court, but it wouldn’t mean a thing to him without his ever-present and boisterous relatives. – California high school basketball
January 28, 2008
Report: Black, Hispanic children making gains – in health, safety and income
January 22, 2008
‘CRISIS’ FOR LATINO AND BLACK KIDS – New York City
Did You Know? In Prince George’s County (Maryland), Bladensburg Elementary School has gone from majority black to majority Hispanic in less than seven years.
Minority Students Become the Majority – Maryland may be majority white, but its public schools no longer are.
January 16, 2008
Judge dismisses slander suit against radio station – Academia Semillas Del Pueblo and its co-director filed the suit in May alleging the school was the target of an on-air, racist campaign that led to a bomb scare. – Los Angeles
January 15, 2008
Irving ISD foresees drop in enrollment – (can you guess why?)
January 14, 2008
Filling the Void After High School – (65,000 illegal immigrants graduate from U.S. high schools every year)
January 11, 2008
Immigration Fallout Seen In Schools – Phoenix
More than 40% of Mexican nationals over age 25 living in the U.S. had less than a ninth-grade education, according to 2005 data compiled by the Pew Hispanic Center.
Mexican education comes to U.S. – Adult immigrants can complete their basic education in Spanish at one of 13 centers across L.A. County.
January 10, 2008
Learning the Language: Immigrant Teens Show Their American Lives in Photos
lesson for the books – proposal that the landmark victory of Méndez v. Westminster be taught in California schools
January 9, 2008
Law Protects Right For Children Of Illegal Immigrants To Attend Arkansas Schools
Hispanic students pay price for extended Christmas vacations, officials say
January 4, 2008
Hispanic school population increases in Oklahoma City – (now 10% Hispanic was 4.5% 10 years ago)
January 3, 2008
Dual-language program has success–and limits – Elgin, Illinois
Photos used to expel Mexicans from U.S. schools
December 13, 2007
Roswell officer removed from school after calling immigration on student – New Mexico
December 11, 2007
Growth in Foreign-Speaking Students Outstrips Growth in Teachers to Teach Them – Maryland
December 5, 2007
Unheralded heights: St. Francis AD Irma Garcia is Division I pioneer – New York City
Principal Separates Black, Hispanic Students After Fight; ACLU Weighs in – Raleigh, North Carolina
November 28, 2007
Learning the Language: Presidential Candidates’ Views on Bilingual Education
What’s the Spanish for ‘That was the wrong ad’? – Fort Worth
Hispanic unity offers ‘determined mother’ ticket to better life – Hollywood, Florida
November 26, 2007
Ohio continues to fall short in number of minority teachers
November 25, 2007
Spanish music class helps parents teach bilingual kids ”The class has created a whole kind of communication across cultural lines between parents.” – Los Tamborcitos in San Francisco
Hispanics now one-third of Hall County students – Gainsville, Georgia
November 19, 2007
Mexican TV network (Azteca) adding English classes to its lineup
November 14, 2007
Hispanic group seeks to raise $100M, open 15 new charter schools – Chicago
November 13, 2007
“Not once is any Latino mentioned by name,” said Julio Noboa, an assistant professor of curriculum and instruction at the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmonst College who has written a book on the subject. “Not Latino, not Hispanic, not Mexican, not Mexican-American or any other term referring to Hispanics.” regarding Texas TEKS that Texas students study in fourth and 11th grades
Hispanics absent from history lessons – Texas (if true in Texas imagine the rest of the country)
November 11, 2007
Class teaches Spanish to native speakers – Winston-Salem, North Carolina
November 6, 2007
Hispanic students have limited exposure to non Hispanic whites in public schools – Hispanic MPR
Arizona case on English learning approaching high-cost junction
November 5, 2007
Rendell praises first Latina member of Philadelphia School Reform Commission as “its most qualified” – Heidi A. Ramirez
Districts Adopt Mexican Curriculum to Help Hispanic Students
November 4, 2007
Education professor wins grant to promote math instruction in Spanish – University of Connecticut
Luis Valdez: the father of Chicano theater – Festival honors playwright/director who blazed a trail for Latinos in theater and film
October 30, 2007
Grupo Salinas and Fundacion Azteca America Sign Landmark English-as-a-Second- Language Agreement With the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) to Benefit US Latinos
October 29, 2007
1 in 10 Schools Are ‘Dropout Factories’
Benefits of being bilingual – Parents who don’t speak English get student help – Georgia
October 28, 2007
Hispanic Students Benefit Most From Prekindergarten Programs, Speaker Says
October 26, 2007
Catholic school’s English-only rule draws parent complaints – Wichita, Kansas
Young Hispanics argue their way to U.S. competition – National Hispanic Institute’s debate and speech tournament
October 23, 2007
Obama Concerned Over Latino Dropout Rate
Mexican melody – Kids learn music, heritage in Oxnard mariachi classes
October 17, 2007
Immigration law cited for enrollment decline – Mesa, Arizona – (1,295 fewer students could = $5 million less for district)
October 4, 2007
Deportation fears reaching schools – Irving parents withdrawing kids, may keep them out – Texas
Clinton aims to cut Hispanic dropout rate by 50 percent
October 2, 2007
Hispanics warm to pre-kindergarten programs – Bronx
CNN Student News Learning Activity: Hispanic Heritage Month
October 1, 2007
Claflin University receives $1 million grant to improve Hispanic literacy rates – South Carolina
September 30, 2007
QUOTE: “Why do less than half of Hispanic and African-American fourth graders have basic reading skills, as defined by the Nation’s Report Card? That’s 700,000 students who can barely read! And why do only half of minority students graduate from high school on time?” asked Spellings.
Hispanic students out sick after ICE raids – Reno
September 26, 2007
Did You Know? Fourth- and eighth-graders’ math scores increased, but white students are still scoring higher than their African American and Hispanic classmates, especially in California.
September 23, 2007
Kenneth I. Trujillo expected to be first Latino on school panel – Philadelphia
QUOTE: “There’s this notion that if you come from a Spanish background, you don’t need Spanish as a foreign language at school,” said Martinez. “Many Hispanic kids aren’t learning Spanish diction, language, grammar and verb conjugation.”
Hispanic parents are frustrated because children won’t learn Spanish – South Florida
September 20, 2007
Mexican curriculum in Oregon schools stirs debate
Innovative School Programs Help Prepare Hispanic Students for College and Career Success – New Report Examines Five Model High Schools Providing a High Quality Education
September 18, 2007
Springfield High School high school moves toward forming mariachi band – Oregon
September 16, 2007
Did You Know? Only 50 to 60 percent of Latinos who start high school in Minnesota get a diploma
Latino teachers are scarce in Minnesota – While Minnesota’s Latino population is booming, Latino teachers are hard to find.
Spanish bilingual schools no longer just for remedial education – San Francisco
QUOTE: “Spanish, socially and politically, hasn’t had the respect as a language it deserves,” said Berta Ortega Plate, the Escuela Bilingüe’s pre-primary director. “It’s (because of) the political climate in the United States that people don’t really understand the gains. They take the perspective that Spanish-speaking immigrants aren’t going to contribute.”
September 15, 2007
Forget Spanglish ”” español, please – Rio Grande Valley, Texas
September 12, 2007
Did You Know? In Massachucetts, 91% of white students passed both MCAS exams on their first try, as did 73% of Black students, 90% of Asian students and 67% of Hispanic students.
September 11, 2007
More bilingual study, fewer dropouts
September 9, 2007
Utah recruits Mexican teachers for classrooms
August 29, 2007
Did You Know? Record Number of Illinois Students take AP Exams – black and Hispanic students up more than 30 percent
August 22, 2007
When loving parents choose segregation – Schools and well-intentioned administrators can try to integrate all they want, but such efforts aren’t just being undermined by the courts. The real obstacle is much closer to home
A Successful Plan for Racial Balance Now Finds Its Future Uncertain – White Plains, New York
August 21, 2007
From migrant worker to Professor de la Cruz – Juanita de la Cruz
High demand smashes into low supply for ESL classes
Did You Know? In California, public adult schools are responsible for 75 percent of adult ESL classes, which also are provided on a smaller scale through libraries, community colleges and nonprofit organizations.
August 20, 2007
Did You Know? More than half of black and Hispanic applicants for teaching jobs in Massachusetts fail a crucial state licensing test
August 16, 2007
Did You Know? The average ACT composite score for Hispanic U.S. high school graduates rose in 2007 for the second time in the past five years, as the number of Hispanic students taking the ACT reached another record high. The percentage of Hispanic test-takers who are ready for college-level coursework also grew.
Spanglish Offers Stepping-Stone to English, Professor Says
August 2, 2007
Immigrants to Georgia are among those needing lessons the most in nation, report says.
August 1, 2007
English Instruction Touted for Immigrants
Dean drops everything to help kids in New Orleans – UNO Charter School
July 31, 2007
Judge: Texas bilingual programs comply with law
