Tag Archives: educacion
“Pell Grant for DREAMers.”
An alliance of bipartisan leaders created the largest college scholarship fund in the nation for undocumented students. The fund will award full-tuition college scholarships to 1,000 students in the next academic year. In this program, advocates also discuss news about applicants for deferred action and actions in Congress to give youth a path to residence […]
Remembering Pioneering Poet.
José Montoya inspired generations of students, farm workers and activists to be courageous and fight for their rights through civic participation and art. After working in the fields picking grapes as a child, he became a trail blazer, poet laureate of Sacramento and one of the most influential figures in California Latino history. This […]
Schools Fill Telecom Void.
Spurred by the lack of service from telecom giants, rural schools in California’s Central Valley, created their own wireless network and broadband service and are now providing free or low-cost Internet to all students and their families, and transforming small agricultural cities into WiFi hubs. In addition, schools in the area are also arming students […]
Ending Zero Tolerance Practices.
This month, the White House unveiled the first ever national guidelines on school discipline, urging educators to get rid of zero-tolerance policies that harm students of color the most. Each year, high schools around the nation suspend two million students, mostly for minor offenses. Black and Latino students are the most suspended, expelled, or arrested […]
Overcoming Abusive Relationships. Also, Wal-Mart Joins Pro-Farmworker Agreement.
A renowned Latina psychologist joins this edition to talk about the need to break the silence and isolation that grips women who are victims of domestic violence. Dr. Ana Nogales, founder and clinical director of Casa de la Familia, a non-profit organization that helps victims of human trafficking, domestic violence, sexual abuse and other crimes, […]
2014: The Year of Pre-school for All?
The new Mayor of New York is announcing plans for universal pre-K as part of a number of reforms to the local educational system, joining a handful of U.S cities that are making free pre-school programs more available to families. He appointed respected educator Carmen Fariña to head the city’s school system. Studies say that […]
Breaking Digital Barriers.
The Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is visiting the San Francisco Bay Area to hear from the public about the need for high-speed Internet access. Part of the FCC’s mission is to expand access to broadband Internet, which can provide great economic opportunities for Latinos and other communities. Currently, only about half of […]
Junot Díaz: “This Is How You Lose Her”.
A Dominican-American writer, Junot Díaz talks in this interview in Oakland, CA, about his most recent bestseller “This Is How You Lose Her,” a collection of stories about relationships gone sour. He won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.” Guest: Junot Díaz, Writer, Professor of […]
The Gift of Tech Knowledge.
A recent survey found that Latino parents are more likely than other parents to be concerned about the general online safety of their children, including being exposed to online bullying. An expert says that if used wisely, IT tools and social media can help improve substantially the education of children and youth. He provides helpful […]
Success for All Students.
Public schools are largely unprepared to teach and guide Latino students. These students face some of the most critical issues in the school system: sky-high dropout rates and low achievement. What can schools do to keep students in the classroom? A veteran education expert who rose up from inner city poverty to earn a Harvard […]
