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

November 18, 2009

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

November 16, 2009

Program helps Latino families bond over books – A literacy class in Los Osos teaches parents to develop reading routines with their kids while improving their own skills and English language abilities at the same time – California

November 13, 2009

Santa Barbara School Board Weighs In on Future of Cesar Chavez Charter School

November 11, 2009

A new program is helping Latino families in Los Osos. The Latino Family Literacy Program is an eight week program. It’s the second time this year it’s been conducted through the San Luis Coastal Unified School District.

November 2, 2009

High School is Named After Oscar de la Hoya in Boyle Heights

October 30, 2009

Salinas Latinos target of educational TV show

SoMoCoCAT Offers Latino Farmworker Communities Free Digital Media Training – California

October 14, 2009

Three lives and a literate city’s shame – Julia Rodriguez, Juan Contreras and Mercedes Meza couldn’t read or write. For years they got by with the help of friends and good memories for the sorts of sights that differentiated streets.

October 9, 2009

Selena Gomez gave a bunch of L.A. elementary school kids something to smile about when she showed up at Charnock Road Elementary to honor a teacher with over $1,000 in school supplies during OfficeMax’s A Day Made Better Event.

October 1, 2009

Latin jazz artist Nestor Torres to mentor Martin County students

September 30, 2009

Language as a bridge and an identity – At the Grupo Educa weekend language school, children from families with roots in Latin America and Spain are taught to keep the language of their forebears alive and well.

September 29, 2009

Amid lagging scores of Latino students, San Jose High Academy models success

September 3, 2009

10,000 Latinos Learning to Read by 2010 – Centro Latino for Literacy kicks off 10 x 10 campaign to enroll adult Latinos to its web-based Leamos literacy program – Los Angeles County

Stockton Superintendent’s efforts to keep drop-outs in school has more resistance from adults than kids

August 27, 2009

Whittier Hispanic Outreach Taskforce helping kids get ready for school

Foreigners flock to learn English in new center – Victorville, CA

August 24, 2009

Hispanic students in focus – In Fresno visit, Obama aide Juan Sepúlveda aims to boost success.

August 21, 2009

The director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans will visit Sacramento Saturday to gather information to update the program. Juan Sepulveda

August 18, 2009

Obama reforms will aid Hispanic students – White House education leader Juan Sepúlveda speaks optimistically of cash infusion, changes coming to public education.

August 17, 2009

Part of President Barack Obama’s education team is traveling through California this week to talk about which reforms are needed to help Latino students. The first stop was in San Diego on Sunday at San Diego Mesa College. – Juan Sepulveda

August 13, 2009

Santa Ana College Hosts Open Forum with the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans on August 17

June 24, 2009

LA middle school students deprived of diplomas for 1 act of civil disobedience

June 22, 2009

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

June 15, 2009

Latino test scores rise as South Bay schools tackle the achievement gap – San Jose area

June 4, 2009

California State Senator Gloria Romero’s Dropout Prevention Report Bill Passes Senate

June 2, 2009

Teatro Vision celebrates past and future at anniversary event – San Jose

May 14, 2009

25.5% of Hispanics in California’s public schools dropped out in the 2007-08 school year

May 7, 2009

One of San Jose’s oldest, largest and most politically powerful Latino community organizations is under investigation for improperly diverting tens of thousands of dollars in retirement funds for employees at its two charter schools in San Jose and Gilroy.

March 20, 2009

Mendez v. Westminster Case at Center of New Curriculum Children across California could soon learn about desegregation, migration, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and more

January 28, 2009

Education executive and preschool advocate Celia Ayala has been appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to the California Early Learning Quality Improvement System Advisory Committee.

December 18, 2008

Leamos: A Noble Cause – El Centro Latino for Literacy gets ready to roll out the Leamos campaign – Los Angeles

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.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said it will give nearly $70 million in grants to aid Hispanic education efforts concentrating in New York City, New Mexico and California.

December 9, 2008

Los latinos de California deben educarse – Sólo así suplirán la necesidad de empleo

December 8, 2008

President of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education Mónica García’s attempt to oust LAUSD’s Brewer: gaffe or gutsy?

December 2, 2008

Hispanic students and parents in the Fresno Unified School District have lost a long-time advocate on the board with the defeat of Manuel Núñez in the November election, some community members say.

November 6, 2008

An out Latina lesbian has won a seat on San Francisco’s school board, ensuring the board will have an LGBT member after the departure of openly gay President Mark Sanchez, who left for an unsuccessful bid (as of press time) to join the city’s Board of Supervisors. Barbara “Bobbi” Lopez, 30

September 27, 2008

The non-profit organization Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE) will recognize Dr. Alberto Ochoa at an event on Sunday, September 28, “for more than 30 years of advocacy, inspiration, encouragement, and motivation to the Latino community and San Diego State University.”

September 22, 2008

Manos Amigas/Helping Hands Celebration Unites the Community to Honor Newly Literate Latino Adults

September 15, 2008

Latino group recruits students in northwest Pasadena – “Peace Ambassador” program this school year at John Muir High School and Washington Elementary School

September 12, 2008

Ventura County schools superintendent meets with LULAC – California

September 10, 2008

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

September 5, 2008

L.A. Unified elementary school experiments with dual-language program

July 30, 2008

4 years later, Nueva Vision charter school looking for final approval from Sacramento County

July 24, 2008

Program allows immigrants to earn Mexican high school diplomas – at La Hermandad Hank Lacayo Youth and Family Center in Oxnard, a nonprofit organization that provides services to immigrants in Ventura County

July 17, 2008

24% of California high school students drop out – 30.3% of Hispanics!!!

July 16, 2008

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

June 23, 2008

Latino children are behind in preschool enrollment – California

Exclusive Prep Schools Recruit Latino Youth From California’s Central Valley

June 12, 2008

Technology joins with tradition in teaching English – New method uses Internet, adult education – Ventura County, California

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

June 9, 2008

UCR Graduate Student Receives L.A. County Bilingual Directors Award – Gregory O’Brien, principal at Sparks Elementary School, will be honored at the 32nd Annual Recognition Banquet on Saturday, June 7.

June 5, 2008

Teacher who helped startcharter school honored – Juan Necochea

May 28, 2008

93 Year Old Enjoys Adult School Success – Crucita Rueda

SEIU Union Office Attacked 5/23 – in Santa Cruz, California possibly stemming from effort to take over Puerto Rican teachers’ Union

May 27, 2008

Santa Ana urges Latinos to get in the swim – The city’s high schools are encouraging competitive swimming and water polo among a group that doesn’t traditionally participate in aquatics.

Border schools get tough on Mexican students – In Calexico, Calif., schools crack down on students who live across the border.

May 21, 2008

Immigrant Latinos’ High Expectations For Public High Schools – California

Racial Brawl — LA School District Blames Leadership

May 19, 2008

Garfield High School in East Los Angeles plans its new auditorium

May 14, 2008

Rialto Unified holds Latino Male Youth Summit – California

May 12, 2008

Jose Preciado wants to represent you on the San Diego County Board of Education

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

May 6, 2008

California Education to Latinos: Sorry, We Forgot That You Exist!

April 29, 2008

Students Allege Involuntary Enrollment in ROTC Classes – San Diego

April 25, 2008

Toyota Launches Literacy Program for Hispanic and Other Immigrant Families in Oakland

April 21, 2008

Bill Would Require Schools Teach About Hispanic Deportations in 1930s – California

March 31, 2008

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

March 17, 2008

Test Scores Jump for Some L.A. Hispanic Students

March 10, 2008

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

February 11, 2008

San Jose State University, districts help Latinos prepare for college – 2,800 Latino students attend

January 30, 2008

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 29, 2008

Valle Vista Elementary School project teaches Latino parents to read to their children – California

January 28, 2008

Cesar Chavez Youth Leadership Conference – Roseville , California

January 22, 2008

Financial aid workshop aims at bilingual students – annual San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce workshop

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 11, 2008

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

lesson for the books – proposal that the landmark victory of Méndez v. Westminster be taught in California schools

January 7, 2008

Moms teach Hispanic culture to children – Livermore, California

January 3, 2008

Photos used to expel Mexicans from U.S. schools

December 5, 2007

Bilingual education incorporated at local private school – Claremont, California

November 27, 2007

Carmel Valley Parents Object To Spanish-Immersion Proposal – San Diego

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

October 23, 2007

Mexican melody – Kids learn music, heritage in Oxnard mariachi classes

October 18, 2007

Latino educators pass on lessons learned – California

October 14, 2007

Hispanic University In San Jose Aids English Learners – California

October 2, 2007

Latina Mothers’ New Weapon in Fight for Education – California

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 16, 2007

Spanish bilingual schools no longer just for remedial education – San Francisco

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

August 27, 2007

Carlos Garcia’s big challenges – San Francisco

August 21, 2007

Los Amigos puts its muscle into recall – The Orange County Latino community group is collecting support to oust a controversial Anaheim school trustee.

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

Latino students discover science – Cal State Los Angeles

August 1, 2007

Hispanic Educators Push to Recruit More Latino Administrators – California

July 26, 2007

Won’t Your Spanish Hurt Their English? – Spanish, of all languages, is nearly missing from the landscape of heritage language schools around the city, writes a Los Angeles parent struggling to bring up bilingual children.

July 24, 2007

Latino leaders in Orange County raise funds for undocumented students schooling – California

July 16, 2007

Getting Hispanic parents involved – Brentwood, California

June 24, 2007

Oscar de la Hoya Donates $50,000 To Garfield H.S. – California

DeLaveaga Elementary reaches out for more Spanish-speakers in dual-immersion – Santa Cruz, California

May 23, 2007

Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking standardized testing in Spanish – San Francisco

Bilingual Preschools for Black and Latino Kids Few and Far Between – California

May 13, 2007

The Teacher He Never Had: Questions for Rudy Jimenez Ortiz – San Diego

April 26, 2007

Carlos Santana advises students – Latino College Preparatory Academy – San Jose

April 19, 2007

LA school sues radio talk show host alleging racism, slander

April 10, 2007

Textbooks form bridge from Mexico to Valley – Fresno, California

April 9, 2007

Santa Ana chamber pushing residents to learn English – California

April 3, 2007

Activist Calls For Greater Black, Latino Access To Beverly Hills High

March 29, 2007

Families saying sí to Español – California

Class helps Spanish speakers hone English skills – Escondido, California

March 28, 2007

Set sights high, Latinas tell others at Norte Vista High – California

March 26, 2007

Nearly half of students in Shoreline district are Hispanic – Marin, California

March 25, 2007

How History Was Made: Questions for Ernest Anastos

March 15, 2007

New Study by UCLA Researcher Examines Needs of English Learners in California Schools

March 12, 2007

The American dream is alive at Franklin High – A Highland Park school with a 90% Latino student body is a laboratory for what’s possible when everyone works together. – Los Angeles

February 25, 2007

SMASH targets young minorities with keen interest in math, science

February 16, 2007

UCLA program teaches Spanish to children in South Los Angeles

February 15, 2007

Tirso Serrano, one of first teachers at Cope, dies at 80 – California

February 12, 2007

Schools Trying to Hire More Spanish-Speaking Teachers – Southern California

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

February 8, 2007

Master teacher, Latino pioneer, dies at age 92 – Fernanda Cruz – Redlands, California

February 7, 2007

Latina ed program is a victim of success – California

School superintendent criticizes expectations based on race – California

February 2, 2007

Santa Maria’s David Sanchez will be the first Latino to head the California Teachers Association.

January 31, 2007

United Education Institute (UEI) to teach in Spanish – career and technical in El Monte, California

January 29, 2007

Summit at Cal State East Bay targets Latino education

January 28, 2007

Summit focuses on Latino education – California

January 26, 2007

LAKE ELSINORE: The online classes covering several education levels will use a Mexican curriculum. – California

January 25, 2007

Summit aims to guide Latino education – California State University, East Bay

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.

January 16, 2007

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

January 14, 2007

Principal Flores brings a fresh perspective to Fohi – Fontana, California

January 11, 2007

Mayor endorses Flores Aguilar for school board – Los Angeles

January 8, 2007

Class Acts: A Q&A With Jessica Maravilla – Modesto, California

January 5, 2007

Program gets Latinas on path to college – San Mateo County, California

January 2, 2007

Casa Ramona to apply for school charter – San Bernardino

December 21, 2006

San Jose Forum Addresses Low Latino Student Performance Rates – California

December 20, 2006

Schools extend break for immigrants – Santa Ana, California

December 11, 2006

Lessons from the `maestro’ – Los Angeles

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

December 8, 2006

Latino merchants seek computers for college-bound seniors – San Diego area

December 7, 2006

University of the Pacific tackles low Latino enrollment – California

Plaintiff in landmark case Serrano, 69, dies – Hacienda Heights, California

December 6, 2006

Latino parents concerned about decline in bilingual programs – San Marcos, California