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Colleges Serving Latinos Help Low-Income Students Get Ahead
The colleges that offer low-income students the greatest opportunities to move up the social ladder are led by ten universities in California, New York and Texas that serve Latinx students. This is according to a study entitled “Out with the Old, In with the New.”
Climbing Up the Ladder. Also, School Closures.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7 PROGRAM # 9525 12:00 PM PT Climbing Up the Ladder. The top ten schools with the most economic mobility are Hispanic-Serving Institutions in California, New York and Texas. Low-income students who graduate from these public colleges and universities are more likely to move up to the middle class. A top leader of […]
Cuba’s Vaccine Success. Also, Young Latinos at Higher Risk of Colon Cancer.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 PROGRAM # 9521 12:00 PM PT Cuba’s Vaccine Success. Cuba reports an extraordinary Covid19 vaccination success, surpassing richer countries, based on four Covid vaccines developed in the island, vaccines that can be used for low-income nations. A Cuban scientist talks about these developments. He also discusses the efforts to get the Cuban […]
(Español) A pesar de su rezago general, estudiantes latinos son importantes para el futro de CA
(Español) Con casi tres de cada cuatro estudiantes latinos en California matriculados en un colegio comunitario del estado, las escuelas desempeñan un papel fundamental como un punto de entrada principal y un camino esencial para la transferencia y la obtención de una licenciatura.
Extra Edition: Covid Shots. A Repeat.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2 PROGRAM # 9459 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Covid Shots. A Repeat. After the FDA gave the green light, public health workers are set this week to begin giving Covid shots for kids aged 5 to 11. A medical expert welcomes the news, explains the content of the vaccine and the way […]
On Math, Music and Social Change.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22 PROGRAM # 9448 12:00 PM PDT On Math, Music and Social Change. A Colombian mathematician and DJ who researches combinatorics, a new area of mathematics that is highly utilized in physics and computer science, was honored as an “Emerging Scholar” in the US. He teaches an innovative online math course to students […]
Extra Edition: Covid Shots.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4 PROGRAM # 9431 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Covid Shots. After the FDA gave the green light, public health workers are set this week to begin giving Covid shots for kids aged 5 to 11. A medical expert welcomes the news, explains the content of the vaccine and the way it will […]
Extra Edition: Low-Income Students Learning Math. A Repeat.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 PROGRAM # 9428 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Low-Income Students Learning Math. A Repeat. A mathematics expert found that while poor Latino students traditionally struggle to learn math, their math proficiency rates have improved over the years. What are the academic challenges for low-income children who are raised in poverty? What’s the […]
(Español) ¿Cómo funcionará pionera ley que hace obligatorios los estudios étnicos en CA?
(Español) “Estudio de la Univerdidad de Stanford muestra que quien ha tomado estas clases se gradúan más que los que no las han tomado, ven subir su GPA y entran más a las universidades”.
(Español) Ícono de los derechos civiles de los latinos comenta nuevo mapa electoral de Texas
(Español) “No tenemos alivio por esta injusticia, y vamos a estar encajados por diez años por estos republicanos que van entrando nuevos”.