- WINDHAM, Conn. -- As a parent liaison in a school district with a fast-growing Hispanic majority, Ana Lozada navigates a deep cultural divide: Parents think teachers are racist. Teachers doubt parents commitment. (Huffington Post)
- This is easy to see when you look at how the adults in the school system deal with college readiness when it comes to non-white students, an area in which the system has been failing for decades. (FOX News)
- Students and the members of the Latino civil rights group have scheduled to a press conference Friday to denounce the former Massachusetts governors promise. (msnbc.com)
- The Oakland Unified School District like all school districts is obliged to prepare Hispanic/Latino children for college. Yet, according to a presentation given early in 2011, 47% of the Oakland Hispanic students wish they could have college and career counseling. (Examiner)
- But program supporters say the courses teach a neglected history and inspire Latino students to excel. The Los Angeles Times Stephen Ceasar has reported this issue and speaks with host Michel Martin. Copyright © 2012 National Public Radio®. (NPR News)
- Undocumented college graduates find jobs, too. Theyre resourceful, says Andaluz. Seventy-five percent of the states Latino college students are enrolled in low-cost community colleges, Excelencia in Education estimates. (US News and World Report)
- Defenders of the program say it does no such thing. They say the classes push Latino students to excel and teach a long-neglected slice of Americas cultural heritage: Chicano perspectives on literature, history and social justice. (Los Angeles Times)
- The National Hispanic Recognition Program identifies nearly 5,000 outstanding Hispanic/Latino students each year. Although the program does not provide a financial reward, being named is an important academic recognition. (NJ.com)
- Mission High School, the oldest public school in San Francisco, educates the highest percentage of Latino students in the City. "I identify with these kids," Gascón said. (Fog City Journal)
Saturday, January 7, 2012
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