Earlier this week the New York Times ran an article citing the Pew Hispanic Center study that says Latino children make up a quarter of students enrolled in public schools around the country. Yet they do not have nearly enough books available with Latino main characters. Education experts believe this is an obstacle for young readers […]
Our kids are the losers when schools cut out arts programs. And yet, every time state budgets get tight and deficits grow, the “powers that be” are quick to sacrifice art, drama and music classes. And even if the budget crises pass, these classes and programs are rarely reinstated. A report released earlier this year […]
These days it’s assumed that a four-year college degree is a necessary credential for most job applications. As a matter of fact, it feels as though college is just an extension of high school—and an expensive one at that. But is college right for every student, and is a college degree really necessary for everyone? […]
We’ve heard a lot in the news lately about voter suppression, particularly in heavily black and Latino districts around the country. But in a presidential race that’s down to the wire, every vote counts. That’s why I urge you to get out and vote, and don’t let anyone or anything stop you. Voting is one […]
Most of the time when we see a list of beautiful or powerful Latinas, the same names seem to pop up: Eva Longoria, Sonia Sotomayor, Gloria Estefan, Salma Hayek and the like. But there are a number of beautiful and powerful women whose heritage as second or third generation Latinas never made headlines. Maybe that’s […]
All those horror stories about the expense of attending college are true. Attending a four-year college or university in the U.S. has never been so expensive. And the prices keep climbing. A Recent New York Times article pointed out that more than 41 states cut their higher education budgets last year. In Florida, Republican Governor […]
According to Mexico’s national achievement test, ENLACE, Paloma Noyola Martínez is the country’s top math student, having scored 921 points. She is also third in Spanish. The 11-year-old is a dedicated student. She studies hard and works with her mother and siblings scavenging the trash dump of Matamoros, a city on the south side of […]
Colombian author and mother Adriana Páramo’s brother and father left her family when she was seven, so she grew up in a household of women: her mother, four sisters and aunts. Her powerful new book, Looking for Esperanza, is also about women: undocumented immigrants trying to make a better life for themselves and their children. […]
After the final presidential debate, all the pundits and commentators were front and center declaring winners and losers. You can tell this is a man’s game. It’s all about winning. For the media, the debate seems to have nothing to do with the issues at stake anymore, it’s about who emerges the clear winner. They […]