Education + Massachusetts Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
August 27, 2009
MEDIA ADVISORY: White House Community Forum on Hispanic Education at Bunker Hill Community College, Friday, August 28, 2009
June 4, 2009
Massachusetts Study Examines Hispanic Diversity – A study of how Hispanic 10th graders are performing on mathematics and English-language arts tests in Massachusetts compares the test scores of various subgroups of Hispanic students.
March 19, 2009
With cash incentives, they save for college – Benefactor aids Hispanic families – La Vida Scholars program in Lynn, Massachusetts
August 20, 2008
Twenty months after stunning Boston by backing out of the superintendent of schools post, Manuel J. Rivera has quit as deputy secretary of education for the State of New York.
May 14, 2008
Longtime community leader Orlando Isaza, of Northampton, was one of three named yesterday to a new governor’s board focused on youth. – Massachusetts
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
UMass study: Latino students improve on MCAS; dropout, absence rates high
March 18, 2008
Did You Know? More than a third of Boston’s 56,000 students are Latino; more than 40 percent of them are learning English as a second language. And since the state eliminated bilingual education in 2002, these students have fallen further behind.
Bilingual teachers wanted – Boston schools recruiting in Puerto Rico
March 11, 2008
Super Mario Barros – This teacher has a radio show, a newspaper column, and a satirical take on social issues – Boston
February 21, 2008
For tots, Spanish as a second language – In ‘a smaller world,’ parents want their children to be bilingual – Massachusetts
September 12, 2007
Did You Know? In Massachucetts, 91% of white students passed both MCAS exams on their first try, as did 73% of Black students, 90% of Asian students and 67% of Hispanic students.
February 7, 2007
Pedro Noguera, will deliver the Allison Davis Lecture at Williams College – Massachusetts
January 28, 2007
Manuel J. Rivera to head new commission on public higher education in New York instead of superintendent of Boston
January 25, 2007
Manuel J. Rivera declines to accept post as Boston school superintendent
January 24, 2007
Nearly half of Hispanic students fail to graduate – Massachusetts – (Wake up call!)
January 7, 2007
Got leche? State offers Spanish lessons to farmers – Massachusetts
January 2, 2007
For young Latinas, hope – A new Lawrence school opens their eyes to opportunities – Massachusetts
December 14, 2006
Mirla Urzua – recruiting for Harvard
December 13, 2006
Latinos Rally Against Layoffs at Harvard
December 6, 2006
Puerto Rico program a thrill for local student – Holyoke, Massachesetts
November 28, 2006
Massasoit Community College attracting Hispanic students – Massachusetts
