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Basic Math Skills: How to Teach Your Kids Math With Money

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In today's economy, new graduates and job hunters need all the advantages they can get, and most employers agree that they need workers with outstanding math and language skills. Unfortunately, Hispanic students lag behind their peers on…
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Paying Off College Debt: New Ways to Do It

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Paying off College debt seems like an impossibility, but there is still hope. President Obama has announced the "Pay As You Earn" plan to make student loans more affordable for students. The plan will cap repayments for student federal loans…
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Top 10 Reasons Why Latinos Need to go to College

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Latinos need to go to college just like everyone else, for many reasons that I am about to explain. When I was growing up, there was never any question about whether or not I'd be going to college. It was a given. I knew my family expected…
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Little Known Secrets of the Best Ivy League Schools

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Earlier this year I presented at a conference at Harvard, organized by Latinas Unidas de Harvard, a group of unbelievable young female students helping each other become the leaders of tomorrow. Many of the organizers and participants are…

Celebrate Dia de Los Muertos With Your Children #BilingualPlus

In just a few weeks, many families will be celebrating Día de los Muertos, an extremely popular holiday in Mexico. Usually, this holiday is not discussed or celebrated in public schools. But since Day of the Dead is becoming increasingly…
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Multicultural Crafts to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month-Part 2 #BilingualPlus

[Mamiverse's Bilingual Plus is an online channel devoted to bringing parents and educators the bilingual learning tools they need in the form of digital picture books, sing-alongs, and free curriculum-based family activities.] Last week…
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Mothers Weep in Alabama...Once Again

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How many mothers are weeping in Alabama? That’s what I keep asking myself as I scan the headlines and news stories coming out of the state now known as home to the harshest immigration law in the country. That’s what I keep wondering…
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Lower Housing Values May Impact College Enrollment

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A recent study shows that families whose home values are on the rise are more likely to send their children off to college. The reason? They may enjoy a higher income, they could be using a home equity loan to pay for their kids´ tuition,…
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Back-to-School Night Do's & Don'ts

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So you've made it through the start of the school year—the excitement, the anxiety, the shock of the alarm clock.  Now that you are into the back-to-school routine, it's time for that all-important Back-to-School (or Meet the Teacher)…