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College Costs and Financial Aid. Also, Are Latinos Ready for College?
Texas congressman Rubén Hinojosa talks about the promises and challenges for Latinos to go to college in Texas. He also talks about what’s been done in Washington to improve high school graduation rates, and make college more accessible and affordable. Guest: Rep. Rubén Hinojosa, Member of House Committee on Education and Labor, Chair of Subcommittee […]
DACAmented in College.
Arizona is taking the country’s largest community college system to court to prevent in-state tuition for DACA beneficiaries, while in Georgia, DACA recipients who are being denied in-state tuition rates filed a lawsuit against the University System of the state’s Board of Regents. Guests: Alfredo Gutiérrez, Member, Governing Board, Maricopa Community Colleges, Phoenix, AZ, http://www.maricopa.edu/gvbd/district5.php […]
(Español) Los disturbios en Ferguson no son hechos aislados sino ‘el pan nuestro de cada día’
(Español) “Tenemos que estar ahí y mostrar apoyo. Esta es una epidemia que está sucediendo otra vez, una y otra vez. Y esa es la razón más grande. Pero también creo que la segunda razón es que realmente tenemos que tomar una posición y decir ¡basta!, y nosotros no vamos a tener más brutalidad policial en nuestras comunidades”.
Immigration Edition.
Expert comments on a report that reveals how in the state of Georgia, federal officials usually request extended incarceration when they suspect about the immigration status of detainees and incidents of racial profiling are shared. Also, after the House of Republicans voted in favor to eliminate DACA, a DREAMer confronts Congressman Steve King. Guests: Adelina […]
High Achievers on AP Tests.
Latino students in New Mexico are number one in the nation for their success in Advanced Placement testing, the programs aimed at preparing students for college. How did New Mexico manage to accomplish this goal? An expert discusses some key points that can lead to further success in the classroom, which includes creating good studying […]
Immigration Edition.
A well known scholar and activist comments about an international campaign urging the U.S., Mexico and Central America to establish a “humanitarian corridor” to protect migrant children and help them reunify with their families. The campaign will culminate during the hearing of the Interamerican Court of Human Rights in Mexico City. The situation along the […]
Student Loans: Boon or Peril?
The costs of higher education have been transferred from the society to the student and federal policy changed from grants to loans, setting the stage for the current student debt crisis, says a prominent leader in higher education. While Latino students don’t borrow more than the rest, they end up with more hardships to graduate […]
Alabama Schools: “Show Me Your Papers”?
Civil rights watchdogs found the vast majority of Alabama’s school districts were asking parents to provide their children’s Social Security numbers or birth certificates in violation of federal laws. Hundreds of families have reported problems when enrolling their children in school, raising the presumption of discrimination based on their immigration status. State officials are releasing […]
Immigration Edition.
Human rights advocates call on Washington to give detained migrant children detained a humane treatment and refugee status. A Republican congressman who played a key role on immigration in the House says he was told by House Republican leaders that immigration reform is dead. Pulitzer-winner undocumented journalist, Jose Antonio Vargas, was detained by Border Patrol […]
Alvarado Sisters.
Three teenage, exiled minors continue their search for their mother and for justice, more than four years after their mother was abducted and disappeared allegedly by Mexican soldiers in the northern state of Chihuahua, an unprecedented case that is being investigated by the Interamerican Court of Human Rights. The Alvarado sisters have formed the group […]
Noticias
- Ta-Nehisi Coates: I Was Told Palestine Was Complicated. Visiting Revealed a Simple, Brutal Truth October 8, 2024
- "The Message": Ta-Nehisi Coates on the Power of Writing & Visiting Senegal, South Carolina, Palestine October 8, 2024
- Headlines for October 8, 2024 October 8, 2024
- Report from Beirut: Israel Intensifies Bombardment of Lebanon, Displacing 1.2 Million October 7, 2024
- Palestinian Poet Mosab Abu Toha: One Year After Oct. 7, U.S. Is Still Arming Israel's Slaughter in Gaza October 7, 2024
