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Florida's Student Assessment Racist

Are New Changes in Florida's Student Assessment Racist?

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Last week the Florida State Board of Education passed a plan that would require different achievement goals for students in reading and math according to race. By 2018 the Board wants 92 percent of Asian students, 86 percent of white students,…
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Mitt Romney & His “Binders Full of Women”

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Mitt Romney showed up Tuesday night talking about "binders full of women" being brought to him when he was governor. Sounds kind of kinky, and certainly not something you want to be touting. The phrase was part of Gov. Romney's answer to a…
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The Presidential Debate: Obama & Romney on Immigration

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The DREAM Act. Amnesty. Kris Kobach. Illegals. Undocumented. Arizona. The second presidential debate on Tuesday night finally touched on immigration—one of the towering issues among Latinos—and it came loaded with all the trigger…
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How To Make The Most Of Your Money During College Years

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As a college student, you should try to make the most of your money so you can focus on school instead of stressing about finances. Due to limited opportunities to make a substantial income while going to school, managing money can be pretty…
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Shakira Announces Name for Her Baby Boy

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Shakira and her man Gerard Piqué have decided to name their baby boy Biel, and not Ulises asit which had been rumored, El Nuevo Dia is reporting. The daily says that according to multiple news outlets in Spain, Piqué was the one who suggested…
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Maite Perroni, Telenovela Star for Breast Cancer Awareness

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Mexico’s Maite Perroni is hailed by fans as “the telenovela queen,” but behind the headlines and chart topping songs, the 29-year-old soap opera actress and singer was fighting a private battle. Her mother, one of her biggest supporters,…
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Obese Latina Mom Mayra Rosales Charged With Murder

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Mayra Rosales, 31, is fat. She's really, really fat. She's 1,100 pounds and bedridden because of how fat she is. Rosales is the focus of the "Half-ton Killer," a special airing on TLC. Rosales was accused of the March 2008 killing her two-year…
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Obama Speaks Spanish in New Ad Praising Undocumented Students

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President Barack Obama features undocumented immigrants in a new campaign ad that he does entirely in Spanish. Titled Buen Ejemplo, which means “good example” in Spanish, Obama touts young undocumented immigrants known as DREAMers…
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Follow Friday: Mamiverse Books, Voto Latino and Fox News Latino

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I have a confession: I have not yet unpacked my bags after the Blogalicious 2012 social media conference in Vegas last week! And I have to find time to do it, because I need to repack them for my presentation at Latism 2012 in Houston,…