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Helping Your Tween Keep Learning in The Summer

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Sleep in, watch TV, go to camp, hang out with friends and play video games – that about sums up my tween’s plans for the summer. It came as a bit of a shock to them when I grabbed the pages from their school work books that they hadn’t…
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Online Universities: A Cost-Saving Path to a College Degree

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The recent recession has adversely affected most segments of the population, but especially Latinos. And while the country struggles to recover, some reports suggest that lack of higher  education opportunities is stalling Latino advancement…
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Mamiverse Talks with Pamela Druckerman Author of ‘Bringing Up Bébé’

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When American journalist Pamela Druckerman moved to Paris with her husband and had a baby, she began to realize that French children were very different from American children. They behaved politely in restaurants, ate anything their parents…
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Bill Clinton Congratulates Eva Longoria

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Eva Longoria got a huge shout out from Bill Clinton over the weekend. On Twitter, Clinton congratulated Longoria on graduating with her master's degree in Chicano Studies last week. The former president thanked Longoria, "for inspiring…
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Meet Mando: Sesame Street’s New Hispanic Character

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This fall, Sesame Street kicks off its 44th season with a nod to the Latino community as the show introduces its newest Hispanic character. Armando—or “Mando” as he is nicknamed— took the stage at the PBS annual meeting this past Tuesday,…
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Beyond the Beaches: Enjoying Miami’s Museums

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I recently had the opportunity to experience Miami like a tourist. Beyond its aesthetic appeal, Miami’s varied and plentiful museums offer visitors another way to appreciate the Magic City’s history and culture. When you think Miami,…
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Discover Your Local Museums!

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I know for many of us visiting museums can be boring. It all goes back to those field trips in elementary and middle school, when we had to visit museums and write a report about what we saw, what we learned. I think it's the same reason some…
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Latino Students Surpass Whites In Texas Schools

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Latino children in Texas are now the largest ethnic group in the Lone Star state, The Dallas Morning News is reporting. The newspaper said that Hispanic kids in Texas have passed whites—over half of the students enrolling in the school…
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National Teacher Day: Thank You to All Educators

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The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. —William Arthur Ward When I think about National Teacher Day, I can’t help but reminisce about the teachers who impacted…