Education + Florida Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
October 14, 2009
Educators and business supporters hope new child-sized, brightly colored work stations, computers and programs will help Hispanic students consider career fields of math, science and technology. – Tampa area
August 17, 2009
The Southwest Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce announced today it will host University Day in Estero.
July 31, 2009
Celebrity Tees You Can Bet On – One-of-a-kind t-shirts raise funds for Miami’s Latino community – Palomita Education Fund
May 28, 2009
The children of Hispanic migrant farm workers in a sparsely populated area of central Florida finally have access to a pre-school and can now dream of becoming doctors, teachers or nurses. – Mulberry, Florida
March 15, 2009
Lowering bar on Florida’s teachers’ ESOL is a bad idea – A quarter-million Florida kids are learning English for the first time. In South Florida, it’s about one in seven children. Under state rules, they’re expected to master the language in two years and pass the FCAT.
March 11, 2009
Budweiser Supports Latino Higher Education Through $20,000 Donation to Kiwanis of Little Havana Foundation
January 21, 2009
Comunidades rechazan propuesta educativa – La consideran discrimina contra niños inmigrantes al reducir entrenamiento de los maestros de inglés
December 28, 2008
ESOL advocates fighting loss of teacher training – Florida
December 8, 2008
Polémica se ha vuelto la iniciativa encabezada por el senador republicano de Jacksonville, Stephen Wise, que pretende reducir drásticamente el número de horas de entrenamiento para los profesores que imparten la enseñanza del inglés como segundo idioma (ESOL).
December 2, 2008
A battle over language: How to prepare, or not, for bilingual students? – Should a reading teacher who works with students learning English as a second language have special training?
November 23, 2008
Crece preocupación sobre formación de maestros de ESOL – Miami
November 6, 2008
Palm Beach County’s 2008 Hispanic Teacher of the Year honored – Dolores Santiago
October 26, 2008
Did You Know? Miami-Dade has 50,859 ESOL students (15% of the district’s student body) and in Broward has 24,631 ESOL students (almost 10% of all students) – Florida
Florida can’t afford to cut ESOL training – The Florida Department of Education will hold a public meeting in Tallahassee on Monday, Oct. 27, from 1 to 4 PM on ESOL and Reading professional development requirements.
October 2, 2008
ABCTE Partners With Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to Recruit More Teachers of Color for High-Need Florida Schools
September 5, 2008
Some Tropical Storm Fay victims are using their time at the Estero Community Center to learn. Most of the hundreds of people forced out of their Bonita Springs homes don’t speak much English, but now they’re trying to change that. – Florida
July 30, 2008
A Florida woman who has been married to both the former head of the Ku Klux Klan and the creator of a notorious white supremacist Web site is working as a spokeswoman for a school that aims to lift underprivileged black and Hispanic children out of poverty.
May 28, 2008
More South Florida parents choosing bilingual education for their children
May 21, 2008
Migrant Parents: Reasons For School Shutdown Were Not Translated – Volusia County, Central Florida
May 20, 2008
Annette Maldonado is Hispanic administrator in the Okaloosa County School District – Florida
April 10, 2008
Did You Know? Hispanic high school graduates are expected to surge by nearly 50 percent by 2018 in Florida.
April 9, 2008
Osceola changes give Hispanics better shot at winning seat on School Board – Florida
March 20, 2008
Mexican official to give St. Lucie Spanish-language textbooks
Hispanic demographics will impact education in Florida
February 4, 2008
Puerto Rico school crisis could hit Central Florida
January 31, 2008
An opportunity for Hispanics – Osceola County School Board – Florida
January 23, 2008
Latinos Seek Ways to Defuse School Violence – Lakeland, Florida
November 28, 2007
Hispanic unity offers ‘determined mother’ ticket to better life – Hollywood, Florida
September 23, 2007
Hispanic parents are frustrated because children won’t learn Spanish – South Florida
September 11, 2007
More bilingual study, fewer dropouts
August 16, 2007
Habla Español are words employers cannot ignore – Colleges, businesses add more classes to teach Spanish
July 23, 2007
‘ED in 08′ Joins With the National Council of La Raza to Discuss a New National Poll of Latino Voters
July 15, 2007
Hispanic athletes learn life skills from West Palm professor – Dr. Lynette Nadal
Quincy school caters to children of migrant workers – Florida
July 10, 2007
Bilingual classes help Latinos gain economic foothold in St. Lucie County – Florida
June 11, 2007
Educators using summer to mend broken English
June 5, 2007
Children’s book about Cuba at center of emotional court battle
May 21, 2007
Hispanics also are scarce on coaching staffs – Central Florida
Why dont Hispanics play? – Statistics show that Hispanic high-school students are greatly underrepresented on Central Florida’s athletic teams.
May 14, 2007
1 Class, 2 Languages – Wahneta Elementary kindergartners spend half the day in Spanish, half English
April 19, 2007
SALAD Accuses Superintendent Crew Of Discriminating Against Hispanics – Miami
April 10, 2007
National and State Latino Leaders Unite for Florida School Choice
April 5, 2007
Found in translation: Local organization reaches out to Latino children – Big Brothers Big Sisters in Florida
February 27, 2007
University of Central Florida Offering Free Workshops for Spanish Speakers With Children With Special Needs
January 18, 2007
Hispanic learning center debuts – Questamente in Tampa Bay
