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

November 23, 2009

At-risk Hispanic students get a hand up in after-school program at Bonnabel – Louisiana

November 21, 2009

“They” Are “Us”: The Devastating Effects of Broken Immigration Policy on Children in Immigrant Families

November 18, 2009

Hispanics are 9% of the Virginia’s schoolchildren, but 5% of gifted students.

Young Latino Children Throughout Los Angeles County to Benefit from IBM Donation of Educational Computer Learning Centers

November 13, 2009

More than 1,200 students are registered to attend the 10th Annual Latino Youth Conference hosted by the Latin American Association in Atlanta.

October 28, 2009

Immigrant Children Lost in Education Reform – interview with Ruby Takanishi, president and chief executive officer of Foundation for Child Development

October 17, 2009

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

October 9, 2009

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

October 7, 2009

Pew Hispanic Report: The Changing Pathways of Hispanic Youths Into Adulthood

September 29, 2009

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

September 28, 2009

NASA encourages Hispanic students to look at science, technology careers during conference

September 14, 2009

English-only test leaves some Oregon children behind

August 11, 2009

Hispanic National Association of Evangelicals Identifies Seven Priorities for America’s Fastest Growing Religious Demographic

August 5, 2009

A group of Topekans are ready to launch a program to encourage Latino high school students to not only earn their diplomas but also get college degrees and take on leadership roles in their community.

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 25, 2009

Nine 2009 Latino high school graduates were honored by State Farm Insurance along with the Latin-Anglo Alliance Foundation at State Farm’s annual banquet Wednesday night. – Grand Junction, Colorado

Hispanics make up majorities at 7 Cleveland public schools, prompting call for special help

June 22, 2009

Salinas Students Respond To Comments – Students’ Citizen Status, Scholarships Draw Attention – Leticia Garcia-Romo and Hector Rojas

June 19, 2009

Professor Charles Calleros recently led several students and staff from the College of Law in providing information, inspiration, and skill-building for about 50 high school students participating in the ASU Cesar Chavez Leadership Institute.

June 16, 2009

Growing contingent of Latino students making their mark – Nashua, New Hampshire

June 7, 2009

Jessica Pedraza knew little English when she came to the U.S. five years ago from Mexico City, but the now-senior at Redmond High School persevered, became fluent, made the honor society, and helps fellow Latino students find scholarships and, in some cases, change their immigration status. – Seattle

June 5, 2009

Siblings graduate as valedictorian, salutatorian at Irving’s MacArthur High – Karen and Brian Cárdenas endured language barriers and financial hardships after emigrating from Colombia to be with their father.

May 29, 2009

Colorado is updating the way it counts Latinos in schools. The state now categorizes students as either Latino or white, not both.

April 27, 2009

A national trend: Black and Latino boys predominate in emotional support classes

April 15, 2009

Nearly 75% of illegal immigrants’ children were born in the USA and are citizens, according to a report released Tuesday by the Pew Hispanic Center. – (nice interactive map)

March 5, 2009

Roughly one-fourth of the nation’s kindergartners are Hispanic, evidence of an accelerating trend that now will see minority children become the majority by 2023 + about one-fifth of all K-12 students

January 28, 2009

Hispanic students account for the largest jump in enrollment in Oklahoma schools this year. The number of Hispanic students statewide increased 3,461 over the 2007-08 school year and now account for 67,652 of the 644,777 students enrolled overall.

December 10, 2008

California’s Latinos and blacks still lag in university eligibility – New report finds that the groups are doing better on meeting application requirements for UC and CSU but still trail whites and Asians.

November 18, 2008

The American Civil Liberties Union and its Connecticut chapter also allege that minority students in the two towns are arrested at rates much higher than the percentages of blacks and Hispanics in the school populations. – East Hartford and West Hartford

October 28, 2008

Alcohol advertising is heavier around schools with 20 percent or more Hispanic students than near schools with a smaller Hispanic population, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Austin’s College of Education and the University of Florida’s College of Medicine.

October 23, 2008

More Than 80% of Latino Children Unable To Read at or Above Grade Level by 4th Grade

October 20, 2008

Helping Young Minorities See They Can Be Doctors – New York

September 30, 2008

NASA to Host Hispanic Youth Conference Oct. 2-3, 2008

September 27, 2008

Los galanes de las quinceañeras van a la escuela

September 15, 2008

One in five—approximately 10 million—public school students are Latino. And the proportion of Hispanic school-aged children is expected to grow by 166 percent by 2050, quickly outpacing the 4 percent expected growth of non-Hispanic children.

September 10, 2008

High school has new prescription for teaching Spanish – Washington Union students prepare for language needs in the medical field. – Fresno area

August 12, 2008

Overall, 43% of Hispanic students in 2007 graduated in four years, compared to 41% in 2006 and 37.4% in 2005, an increase of 5.6 points. – New York City (while an increase is encouraging the percentage is still under 50%!!!)

July 23, 2008

Latina Students Shine – Summer Institute for Latino Public Policy in Washington, D.C.

July 16, 2008

Why do Asian students generally get higher marks than Latinos? Lincoln High students have candid ideas. – Los Angeles

June 26, 2008

High school latino leaders descend on Washington State University

June 23, 2008

Latino children are behind in preschool enrollment – California

June 12, 2008

Reaching out to special-needs children – Non-English-speaking families may not always know where to get help – California

June 9, 2008

Education a challenge in small Mexican community with strong ties to Dallas

Immigrant Students: New arrivals face a hard road to finish high school | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas

Immigrant Students – A year in the lifes immigrants – Dallas Morning News

June 5, 2008

Middletown senior paves way for Hispanic students – John Cordero formed Latinos Unidos, which is dedicated to helping other Hispanic students succeed. – Ohio

Closing the Culture Gap Can Help Latino Students Learn, Professor Says

June 4, 2008

Did You Know? Only 53.6 percent of Latino seniors – Utah’s largest minority group – graduated in 2005. That’s lower than the national average of 57.8 percent and about 8 percentage points lower than the graduation rate for Utah’s Latino seniors the year before.

June 3, 2008

Student Voice | Latina Student Embraces Memories and Traditions

June 2, 2008

Bilingual bee: Spelling is so fun they do it twice – asked to spell words in Spanish, including the accent marks. They then had to translate the word and spell it in English. – Houston

Hispanic Futures Conference ends for the year – Austin

May 28, 2008

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

May 27, 2008

Accused of ‘acting white’ – (two Latino highschoolers in Sedalia, Missouri)

May 22, 2008

What will become of Postville’s undocumented students? – Iowa

May 20, 2008

Spanish Immersion Program to begin for Mansfield kindergarten students – Ohio

May 14, 2008

Rialto Unified holds Latino Male Youth Summit – California

May 12, 2008

Locke High School in South Los Angeles locked down after huge brawl – (between rival groups of black and Latino students – up 600 involved)

May 8, 2008

Are Immigration Authorities Going After School Children Now? – If true, then it’s hard to imagine the cruelty that resides in these people’s hearts

Berkeley students protest ICE raids – California

Hispanics’ discipline not racist, state says – (elementary students made to eat on floor & somehow only Hispanics didn’t get trays) – New Jersey

April 29, 2008

Students Allege Involuntary Enrollment in ROTC Classes – San Diego

April 22, 2008

Hispanic students report bullying because of race – in Oklahoma since the state’s anti-illegal immigrant law started

March 31, 2008

New Education Program Builds Steps To Success For Kansas City’s Latino Youth – National Council of La Raza

Lincoln High School strives to close Latino achievement gap – San Jose, California

March 24, 2008

‘You can do it’: Latino students urged to set a goal, achieve it – Hispanic Education Conference at Modesto Junior College

Robotics program grows through Si Se Puede Foundation – Arizona

March 20, 2008

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

Did You Know? Hispanic children make up 47% of the 4.7 million students in Texas public classrooms.

March 17, 2008

Hispanic Students Plan Alernative Prom – Rogers, Arkansas

March 11, 2008

Riding the bilingual bus – Phoenix-Talent staff learn ways to make Hispanic students feel more welcome – Oregon

March 5, 2008

Educate young Latinos on savings options

Campaign for High School Equity to Congress: English Language Learners are Being Left Behind

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

February 21, 2008

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 18, 2008

Student’s deportation roils New Mexico town

February 13, 2008

More Latino students take AP test in 2007 than ever before – Utah

February 11, 2008

Undocumented students share their stories – watch the video about the book “Documented Dreams”

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.

Hispanic youth get challenged to ‘educate others’ at the fourth annual Latino Youth Leadership Conference at Oklahoma City University

January 30, 2008

Latino students are getting lost in the education system – Rochester, New York

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

Minority Students Become the Majority – Maryland may be majority white, but its public schools no longer are.

January 14, 2008

Workshop Helps Latino Students Prepare for College – Kennewick, Oregon

January 10, 2008

Learning the Language: Immigrant Teens Show Their American Lives in Photos

January 3, 2008

Photos used to expel Mexicans from U.S. schools

December 13, 2007

Latino students urged to move on to higher ed – Oregon

December 11, 2007

Second Pennsylvania Summit on Educational Excellence for Latino Students is Held; Students Honored

November 28, 2007

Hispanic College Fund Announces Partnership with Aguila Youth Leadership Institute

Kids Count reveals increase in Hispanic students – Rhode Island

November 11, 2007

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

October 29, 2007

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

Young Hispanics argue their way to U.S. competition – National Hispanic Institute’s debate and speech tournament

October 10, 2007

Group helping Latino youth receives grant – Indiana

October 9, 2007

New Report: College Readiness of Latino Students Improving (except in reading)

October 8, 2007

Latino Students Aspire For Greatness In City Schools – New York City

September 18, 2007

Springfield High School high school moves toward forming mariachi band – Oregon

September 16, 2007

The Santa Clarita Hispanic Business Committee awards $1,000 scholarships to local high school students at their annual Gala.

September 13, 2007

Immigrants’ kids grow up in dual-language world – Kansas

August 29, 2007

Empowering Hispanic youth – New Jersey

August 20, 2007

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

Latino students discover science – Cal State Los Angeles

August 10, 2007

Denver’s Latino growth is kid-driven

July 23, 2007

JCPenney Recognizes Hispanic Students as Part of the 2007 Premios Juventud Awards

June 24, 2007

Hispanic girls study how to build robots – Northern Kentucky

June 17, 2007

Migrant education shows young Hispanics striving to assimilate

April 30, 2007

Thousands of Mexican children attending U.S. public schools

California students urged to avoid May 1 immigration rallies

April 22, 2007

The Austin Independent School District holds conference targeting Hispanic male students

Student at center of immigration battle – Arizona

April 10, 2007

Latina Lista: Student Volunteer Study Illustrates How Institutionalized Discrimination Thrives in School Systems

April 8, 2007

Immigrant students use writing to open a window into their world – Houston

April 5, 2007

Found in translation: Local organization reaches out to Latino children – Big Brothers Big Sisters in Florida

April 2, 2007

Latinas put their message where the ears are – Three Forest Grove girls hope ’stay in school’ resonates with a hip-hop station’s listeners – Oregon

Hispanic students gather at education summit – North Carolina

March 29, 2007

Latino Youth Converge on DeVry University Miramar Campus for ASPIRA of Florida, Inc. Conference

March 25, 2007

Did You Know? 1 of every 5 children in the U.S. younger than 8 (about 6.8 million) was Hispanic in 2000

March 18, 2007

West Virginia gets first Hispanic 4-H club

March 7, 2007

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

February 26, 2007

Tutors help Hispanic kids swim mainstream – Americorps members integrate students – Wisconsin

February 12, 2007

Latino students shut out of advanced classes – Santa Cruz, California

February 1, 2007

Latino Center Announces Young Ambassadors Program

January 19, 2007

HEAR to host Annual Cesar Chavez Youth Leadership Conference and Education Fair on Saturday, March 31, 2007 at Sierra College in Rocklin, CA.

Program targets Hispanic students – Huntsville, Alabama

January 16, 2007

Soccer or Futbol? Ability to speak two languages a plus for area coaches – California

January 9, 2007

Feeling the mariachi beat – (a high school mariachi band in Utah)

January 2, 2007

For young Latinas, hope – A new Lawrence school opens their eyes to opportunities – Massachusetts

South Division gets some help – Youth advocates from Latino Community Center a calming presence at MPS school – Milwaukee

December 17, 2006

Ramos visit inspires Twin Lakes students – Indiana

December 15, 2006

Kids of those arrested in Marshalltown skip school – Iowa

December 12, 2006

Homework club helps Hispanic kids – Indianapolis, Indiana

December 11, 2006

Lessons from the `maestro’ – Los Angeles

A magnetic language – Jefferson students all get Spanish – and a global view – Carlsbad, California

Through the Eyes of Immigrants – Annandale Students Share Latino Experience With Georgetown Day – Virginia

December 6, 2006

Puerto Rico program a thrill for local student – Holyoke, Massachesetts

November 30, 2006

College Web site use by Hispanics charted

November 29, 2006

2 Juarez students shot going to school – Chicago, Illinois

November 28, 2006

Check out the First Dominican Science and Technology fair 2006 – 2007 contest of science and technology – open to New York City students

November 21, 2006

Students Swamp Career Expo in South Texas

November 20, 2006

Hispanic students get direction at Gainesville State College – Georgia

November 17, 2006

MEChA conference sheds light on Latino issues – Utah

November 15, 2006

Hispanic students not active in most school activities: Soccer, JROTC find success with this growing population; economics, language barrier may be participation factors – Decatur, Alabama

Decatur’s Hispanic Influx:Finding her voice in English: Former ESL student: Life was ‘pretty scary’ as Spanish speaker after moving to city. – Decatur, Alabama

November 13, 2006

In going Greek, Hispanic students embrace their roots – New Jersey

November 8, 2006

Yale Students reach out to Latino voters

Young Hispanics pursue college dream against odds – Tennessee

Hispanic College Fund Participates in Booz Allen Hamilton-Redskins Yards for Youth – Washington DC

November 7, 2006

Hermanos gets Latinos interested in school, future – South San Francisco, California

November 6, 2006

Lamar student beaten because she couldn’t speak Spanish – Houston, Texas

October 27, 2006

UNMC, Chicano Awareness Center lead Latina/Latino Youth Conference – Nebraska

October 26, 2006

Program focuses on Hispanic families – James City, Virginia

Emporia State University to host second annual Hispanic Leadership Day – Kansas

October 23, 2006

LULAC, schools are keen on teen’s artistic promise – Norbert Garcí – Arizona

October 22, 2006

Hispanic students gather for state conference – Atlanta, Georgia

October 19, 2006

Sorority educates Latino students about HIV risks – University of Texas – Austin

October 16, 2006

U.S. border town split on Mexican school kids

October 15, 2006

Self-funded Latino leadership program an American success story – National Hispanic Institute

October 13, 2006

Black, Latino students face off twice at school – San Bernardino, California

October 3, 2006

Event targets Hispanic voters – University of New Mexico

September 26, 2006

Latino Greeks unite community, members – University of Nebraska – Omaha

Upstate New York’s Hispanic Heritage Committee Recognizes 15 High School Scholars During Hispanic Heritage Month

September 25, 2006

Hispanics go Greek

September 13, 2006

Hispanic business students No. 2 at national competition – Colorado

September 7, 2006

Learning takes a new turn with Vamos (a summer program for kids in Georgia)

Latinas on campus join Greek life at the University of Alabama

September 6, 2006

Q & A with Zulema Hernandez – Spotlight of the president of Univeristy of Kentucky’s chapter of the Latino American Student Organization

Did You Know? Sixty-seven percent of Anglo students, 44 percent of Hispanic students and 47 percent of black students use the Internet at school

September 5, 2006

Latino brothers tackle learning curve in Longview, Washington State

August 24, 2006

Hispanic Heritage Essay Contest in Florida

Family Tugs, but She’s Crossing Country for College

August 17, 2006

Hispanic ACT Score Holds Steady; Number of College-Bound Students Continues to Rise

August 13, 2006

Hispanic community leaving mark on soccer in Indiana

August 9, 2006

Bilingual summer camp for students

Florida campuses bursting with Hispanic students

August 5, 2006

Immigrants enter college with appetite for success

August 3, 2006

Student Latino Web site wins award. Grand Valley State University in Michigan

August 1, 2006

Hispanic College Fund Announces Fresno, California Hispanic Youth Symposium

July 31, 2006

University of Arkansas ad drive targets black, Hispanic teens

July 27, 2006

Teen moms from Little Havana learned about women’s history at the Historical Museum of Southern Florida as part of a new program. Florida

July 24, 2006

Camp nurtures Hispanic kids in Waynesboro, Virginia

July 23, 2006

HER RESUME AND 4.7 GRADE-POINT AVERAGE SHOULD GIVE ANGIE ENOUGH FINANCIAL AID FOR COLLEGE. BUT SHE LACKS ONE CRUCIAL 9-DIGIT NUMBER in Chicago, Illinois

July 21, 2006

Hispanic students make gains in math in Delaware

July 20, 2006

Latino students take over Capitol in Texas

July 19, 2006

NEW STUDY INVESTIGATES PERCEPTIONS OF COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID AMONG CALIFORNIA LATINO YOUTH

July 13, 2006

Studying for Justice in Austin, Texas

Learn Spanish, while finding out about dinosaurs

Program inspires Latinos in Georgia

July 8, 2006

Event Tailors College Prep Advice to Hispanic Teenagers

July 5, 2006

Teens’ possible illegal status nixes entry in robotics contest. Phoenix, Arizona

June 29, 2006

College of Saint Benedict Student Selected for Latinas Learning to Lead Youth Institute

June 22, 2006

Dade teen among 9 honored by Hispanic Heritage Foundation

June 21, 2006

Six Latino students win money for college in Long Beach, California

In the Bronx, girls rule. New York

June 18, 2006

Science camp for Hispanic youths

June 15, 2006

A ‘gang-banger’ turns it around in Tucson, Arizona

June 14, 2006

Undocumented students face problems in paying for school

May 21, 2006

In Lawrence, her learning goes slowly. Lawrence, Massachusetts

April 27, 2006

Outdoor program focuses on Latino kids in Oregon

April 26, 2006

Conflicts cause rift in Hispanic student group at University of Alabama

Hundreds of teens attend Hispanic Education Rally in East Chicago, Indiana

April 23, 2006

Organization aims to enhance Hispanic youths’ learning, health in Texas

April 17, 2006

Latino group meets with eye toward graduation in Quad-Cities Illinois/Iowa

April 13, 2006

‘Arte Latino’ thrills students in Utah

April 12, 2006

Latino Students Protest At North Meck High School in Charlotte, North Carolina

Lincoln Latinos talk, don’t walk. Teacher offers students an alternative to protest in Des Moines, Iowa

Immigration battle gives new hope to undocumented students

April 11, 2006

ExxonMobil Reaches $1 Million Contribution Milestone to Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards; Supports Educational Grants for Outstanding Hispanic High School Students Excelling in Engineering and Mathematics

Students start first Latino frat in Georgia

Tecumseh students worried about immigration proposals in Lafayette, Indiana

April 2, 2006

Hispanic students improve in Massachusetts

March 30, 2006

Oceanside schools ordered closed after immigration protests. California

Children’s crusade: The next step for Houston’s Latino student protesters is to finish school and vote. Texas

March 22, 2006

University of Minnesota students reach out to Latino youths

March 17, 2006

Speaker argues for the rights of Latino youth. Bowling Green, Ohio

March 16, 2006

Groups battle truancy, dropout rates among Hispanics in Columbia, South Carolina

March 13, 2006

They are proud to be Latinas. Franklin High rally teaches girls to thrive in two cultures in Rochester, New York

March 3, 2006

Hispanic youth urged to help lead. Caldwell, Idaho

February 17, 2006

Hispanic youth welcome their University of Idaho “challenge’

January 30, 2006

“Latino students from around the state” (Georgia) “are petitioning the U.S. Senate for support for an act that could grant illegal immigrants legal status for six years after high school graduation.”

January 17, 2006

Peru teen, Melissa Mata, receives national recognition

January 13, 2006

Empowering Latinas. Program for Hispanic daughters, mothers sets girls’ sights on college. Utah

January 12, 2006

20 Hispanic students each receive $1,000 scholarship. Tallahassee, Florida

December 4, 2005

Hispanic students invest in college. Memphis, Tennessee

December 1, 2005

Prep program focuses on Hispanic heritage. California

November 30, 2005

10 Latino Students Win National Hispanic Health Foundation Scholarships in Health Professions

November 7, 2005

Latino Shadow Day at UGA

November 4, 2005

Hispanic Grads to Surge in Geogria

October 26, 2005

Mexicans Grapple With Unique Problems As Immigrant Group, Consul General Says

October 21, 2005

Student Hispanic groups to converge at MU for conference

October 14, 2005

Immigration status can cost teens their dreams

October 12, 2005

Language gap grows. Arizona

It takes an education to get an education, Latino teens say