Saturday, January 7, 2012

Latino students

  • 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)

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