Education + Denver Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

October 1, 2009

Madres mexicanas logran cambios educativos y viales en la ciudad de Colorado

August 26, 2009

Charter school finds welcome mat in Denver – Cesar Chavez Academy

August 21, 2009

Denver Latino groups launch campaign for schools

July 16, 2009

Hats off to Denver’s Pam Fochtman and her audiobook company, Lorito Books, which packages Spanish and bilingual children’s books with audiobooks so kids can follow along in either language.

December 3, 2008

Is Latino culture putting a low emphasis on education? On Monday, Ernesto Caravantes, author of the controversial book “Clipping Their Own Wings: The Incompatibility Between Latino Culture and American Education,” stopped by the Rocky editorial board, along with former Gov. Richard Lamm, to argue that Hispanic families were putting other cultural considerations ahead of education

October 3, 2007

Hundreds of Parents Expect to Attend Town Hall Meeting on Latino Graduation – Event will explore keys to improving graduation rates for Colorado’s Latino students

August 10, 2007

Denver’s Latino growth is kid-driven

August 2, 2007

Hispanic gathering unites over No Child Left Behind (meeting with U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings in Denver)

July 31, 2007

The Colorado Bar Association (CBA) and the Denver Sturm College of Law will present an eight-week course titled Essential Spanish for the Legal Professional.

May 30, 2007

Hispanic boys have lowest grad rate in Denver Public Schools – Only 19 percent in 8th grade in 2001 finished high school

December 20, 2006

Campaign Aims To Empower Hispanic Parents – Denver