Tag Archives: educacion
Extra Edition: Universal Pre-School State. Abortion Rights Supported by Voters. Climate Crisis and Loss of Species.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 PROGRAM # 9827 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Universal Pre-School State. New Mexico voted last week to make pre-K a universal right. A ballot measure will make New Mexico the first state in the country to guarantee a constitutional right to early childhood education. The measure gives lawmakers the green light to […]
Extra Edition: Student Loan Debt Relief. Also, Conservatives Target School Boards.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 PROGRAM # 9805 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Student Loan Debt Relief. President Biden kicked off the application process for the student debt cancellation program. He announced that 22 million borrowers had already applied only in the first week. While the plan has been temporarily halted by a court, the debt relief […]
Gun Violence among Latinos. Also, Parents Angered Over Texas DNA Kits.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27 PROGRAM # 9800 12:00 PM PT Gun Violence among Latinos. Gun violence in the Latino community has increased exponentially compared to the rest of the nation. This is the leading cause of death among young Latinos. An expert discusses the costs of gun violence in the Latino community and the gun policies […]
Colorado Rental Aid Ending. Also, Student Loan Debt Relief.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26 PROGRAM # 9798 12:00 PM PT Colorado Rental Aid Ending. Thousands of households in Colorado have benefitted from emergency rental assistance since the pandemic began but the funding is running out. Some local programs are already dry and evictions are returning to pre-pandemic levels. Where is money still available for tenants and […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25 PROGRAM # 9796 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Proposition 308, allowing any Arizona student, including the undocumented, to be eligible for in-state tuition and state financial aid at state universities and community colleges, is in the Arizona ballot. In other news, the warden of a private prison and his brother, a county […]
Universal Preschool in Colorado. Also, Denver Basic Income Project.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13 PROGRAM # 9780 12:00 PM PT Universal Preschool in Colorado. Colorado children from low- and middle-income families may receive up to 20 hours a week of free preschool under a state’s draft plan. Currently, the law guarantees ten hours a week for all 4-year-olds. The new, universal preschool program will be in […]
The Continuing Quest for Equity in Education.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3 PROGRAM # 9764 12:00 PM PT The Continuing Quest for Equity in Education. Fifty years after young Chicano activists in the 60s and 70s staged walkouts in schools of East Los Angeles, launched the Plan de Santa Barbara to create Chicana/o Studies in colleges and universities and fought for bilingual education, scholars […]
From the Plan de Santa Bárbara for Chicano Studies to the Quest for Equity in Education.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 PROGRAM # 9756 12:00 PM PT From the Plan de Santa Bárbara for Chicano Studies to the Quest for Equity in Education. As Latinos commemorate historic struggles in the civil and human rights arena 50 years ago, academic leaders gather at CSU San Bernardino to examine the road traveled in the quest […]
Helping Students to Pay for College Costs. Also, Children Trauma in Uvalde.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 PROGRAM # 9754 12:00 PM PT Helping Students to Pay for College Costs. Latino students attending community colleges face a number of pressures, including the soaring costs of living. As they struggle, community college leaders reach out to inform on recent changes to financial aid programs, including changes to Cal Grant and […]
Extra Edition: Helping Students to Pay for College Costs. Also, Historic Changes to Remedial Courses.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 PROGRAM # 9743 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Helping Students to Pay for College Costs. Latino students attending community colleges face a number of pressures, including the soaring costs of living. As they struggle, community college leaders reach out to inform on recent changes to financial aid programs, including changes to Cal […]
