Education + North Carolina Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

November 16, 2009

Contentnea-Savannah K-8 School officials have worked to make sure their school’s English as a Second Language (ESL) students’ needs are met. The school received 12 mini-laptops last month to help those students with their online ESL courses.- Kinston, North Carolina

November 13, 2009

Durham Latinos will likely have a better pipeline to President Obama after weighing in Thursday on how to improve education for Hispanic Americans. – Leading a ”community conversation” at El Centro Hispano on Main Street was Juan Sepulveda, executive director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans.

November 12, 2009

Juan Sepulveda of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans will be at El Centro Hispano center in Durham on Thursday to speak with residents and local leaders about the status of Hispanic education.

October 7, 2009

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.

March 11, 2009

Una escuela de Carolina del Norte recibió una reprimenda por segregar a alumnos hispanos

May 28, 2008

From one who knows: Most Latino students are a credit to this community – Asheville, North Carolina

April 7, 2008

Hispanic Educational Summit in Raleigh

March 24, 2008

Language Program Aims to Keep Hispanic Students in School – Raleigh, North Carolina

February 26, 2008

Durham’s Latino suicide trend not found in local school districts – Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City school systems – North Carolina

December 5, 2007

Principal Separates Black, Hispanic Students After Fight; ACLU Weighs in – Raleigh, North Carolina

November 11, 2007

Class teaches Spanish to native speakers – Winston-Salem, North Carolina

August 29, 2007

Spanish children’s books fulfill dual-language goals – North Carolina

April 2, 2007

Hispanic students gather at education summit – North Carolina

March 15, 2007

Hispanic students bullied at school – Hillsborough, North Carolina

February 5, 2007

Charlotte school chief requires pledge only in English

February 1, 2007

Did You Know? Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System has almost 17,500 Hispanic students, about 14 percent of its student body. – North Carolina

Pledge in Spanish stirs controversy – at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools graduation – North Carolina

January 29, 2007

Spanish-immersion Elementary Classes Give Kids Bilingual Start – Durham, North Carolina

December 11, 2006

Los Puentes builds bridges between English and Spanish – Kinston, North Carolina

January 18, 2006

Real estate agents take Spanish class to build clientele. North Carolina