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

November 13, 2009

Ill. Board of Education Chair Ruiz, State Senator Lightford & State Representative

November 4, 2009

NLEI and NLU partner to meet Latino community’s specific educational needs – Illinois

October 12, 2009

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signs law that highlights Hispanic history in public schools

June 29, 2009

More than 70 top-performing Latino students from Lake County high schools participated in a recent regional debate. The students traveled from eight county high schools to debate issues like immigration during the Great Lakes Great Debate at DePauw University

June 22, 2009

A rising force in Hispanic Chicago UNO works within system, gets $98 million for charter schools

June 5, 2009

Empowerment through financial education for Latina women

April 27, 2009

Chicago school in Hispanic neighborhood being extra vigilant amid concerns of swine flu

March 16, 2009

The Future of Illinois: Our English Language Learners

December 18, 2008

Joliet Latinos urged to apply for seats on District 86 school board – Community activists seeking to increase Latino influence on public bodies

September 22, 2008

New Head-Start Facility Caters To Latinosin Chicago

September 11, 2008

Proficiency rates rose dramatically for African-American and Hispanic students on the Prairie State Achievement Exams taken in April — a sign that a new system of supports for students may be working. – Illinois

August 5, 2008

School administrators brush up on their Spanish – Superintendent Phyllis Wilson said. “Nearly 50 percent of our student population is Hispanic. We have many parents who do not read or speak English.” – Joliet, Illinois

July 23, 2008

As families toil in fields, migrant children hit books in Rantoul – Illinois

Strong American Schools :: National Council of La Raza President and CEO Janet Murguia to Address Thousands of Journalists During UNITY Conference: Join the Movement to Fix Our Nation’s Failing Schools

June 10, 2008

College of Lake County expands program for Hispanic kids – Illinois

May 15, 2008

State program helped janitor become teacher – Daniel Silva in Chicago

May 8, 2008

Chicago’s Unique Program Makes Teachers Out of Moms – The Unique Teacher Education Model Uplifts Women of Color

March 17, 2008

District 302 tests Spanish voice-mail systems – School district in Chicago area

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

Latino parents decry state’s decision to scrap IMAGE exam – Chicago

February 5, 2008

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.

January 28, 2008

Moline explains school plan in Spanish – Illinois

January 3, 2008

Dual-language program has success–and limits – Elgin, Illinois

December 13, 2007

Poll Shows Illinois Latinos Widely Support School Choice Programs

November 14, 2007

Hispanic group seeks to raise $100M, open 15 new charter schools – Chicago

October 18, 2007

Children learn Latino culture through stories – Champaign-Urbana, Illionis

August 29, 2007

Did You Know? Record Number of Illinois Students take AP Exams – black and Hispanic students up more than 30 percent

August 20, 2007

Spanish needs worry some teachers – Waukegan

Morton East students rallying for Latino leadership among youth – Cicero, Illinois

August 10, 2007

Teacher exchange: Four Spanish educators working in Kankakee schools – Illinois

July 26, 2007

Latino Summer Academy helps students stay sharp – McHenry County, Illinois

July 12, 2007

Association House of Chicago Receives NCLR/Comcast Grant to Expand Work in Community Education Services

June 26, 2007

Latino parents tired of school squeeze – Chicago’s Southwest Side

June 18, 2007

Latino Advocates Seek $25M For Preschool Programs – Illinois

June 17, 2007

Hello (hola): Welcome to increasingly bilingual schools – Champaign-Urbana

Latino students also migrate to Rantoul, Danville – Illinois

May 29, 2007

Angela Perez Miller – Influential Hispanic leader, educator – Chicago

March 20, 2007

Curie fiasco reveals growing rift between blacks, Hispanics – Chicago

March 14, 2007

First Rockford Latino Education Forum – Illinois

Black-Hispanic Tensions On Display In Chicago Local Control Crisis

March 7, 2007

Native Spanish speaker besting many of his peers at McHenry East High School – Illinois

January 20, 2007

Unit 5 switch of bilingual programs has translated well – Bloomington-Normal, Illinois

December 15, 2006

Superintendent Apologizes For Schools Spanish Ban – Mount Prospect, Illinois

December 8, 2006

Latino Group Says Education Gap A Big Concern – Chicago