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

October 5, 2009

Latina heritage, gender embraced by young girls – Soy Unica! Soy Latina! seminar on Saturday at Colorado State University-Pueblo

October 1, 2009

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

September 21, 2009

Latino feuds hold back schooling in 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.

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

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.

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

November 11, 2008

Solera National Bank Partners With Junior Achievement & Jefferson High School’s AVID Program

July 13, 2008

Colorado’s future depends on educated Hispanic work force

May 27, 2008

Bilingual programs struggle for staff – Boulder, Colorado

May 12, 2008

Bilingual trailblazers head to high school – Edwards Elementary School’s first dual-language class prepares for high school – Colorado

April 22, 2008

English language learners make great strides – Greeley, Colorado

April 7, 2008

Hispanic graduation rate lagging in city schools – Pueblo, Colorado

November 12, 2007

English lessons offered to Spanish-speaking staff – University of Colorado

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)

August 1, 2007

Learning English still test-score barrier – State testing results reflect the struggle Spanish speaking students have in the valley – Eagle County, Colorado

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.

July 17, 2007

Parents file grievance against University Schools – alleging discrimination against Latinos – Greeley, Colorado

May 30, 2007

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

April 2, 2007

Spanish speakers quickly fill up English classes – Colorado and beyond

March 28, 2007

CU-Boulder BUENO Center Partnership Offers New Opportunities For Denver Residents To Earn GEDs | News Center | University of Colorado at Boulder

January 24, 2007

Re-2 receives $23,000 grant to assist in education of Hispanic students – Aspen, Colorado

December 20, 2006

Campaign Aims To Empower Hispanic Parents – Denver

December 13, 2006

Anxiety ripples through local schools in wake of ICE raid – Greeley, Colorado