Tag Archives: educacion
Librotraficantes of Banned Books. Also, Firebrand Activist, Scholar Armando Navarro Remembered.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 PROGRAM # 9605 12:00 PM PT Librotraficantes of Banned Books. When Arizona officials banned Mexican American Studies and literature, cultural activists from Texas responded by organizing a caravan of “librotraficantes” to smuggle books into Arizona. Ten years later this week, they remember the anniversary with rallies in several cities under the banner […]
School Closings. Also, New Guaranteed Income Program.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30 PROGRAM # 9577 12:00 PM PT School Closings. Due to Covid disruption and declining enrollment, school districts are facing a drop in funding. School districts in Oakland and Denver, areas with large Latino student populations, are moving ahead with plans to close a number of schools this year or in coming academic […]
First State of the Union.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 PROGRAM # 9549 12:00 PM PT First State of the Union. President Biden’s first state of the union address headlined the US response to the war in Ukraine, condemning Russian President Putin and supporting Ukraine. Biden explains his infrastructure projects and other efforts to get the economy to recover, his plans for […]
Extra Edition: Climbing Up the Ladder. (Program Repeat.) Also, School Closures.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 PROGRAM # 9533 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Climbing Up the Ladder. (Program Repeat.) 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. […]
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 […]
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: 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 […]
“Writing 50 Years (más o menos) Amongst the Gringos.”
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6 PROGRAM # 9402 12:00 PM PDT “Writing 50 Years (más o menos) Amongst the Gringos.” Released this week, this book is a collection of writings and excerpts from books of writer and scholar Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez.The book includes columns, essays and stories gathered from the life experience of Rodriguez as a […]
Extra Edition: Latinos in Community Colleges. Also, Banning Chlorpyrifos.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 PROGRAM # 9386 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Latinos in Community Colleges. A Repeat Program. As a record number of Latino students are headed to college in the fall enrollment season, many are looking into community colleges as a viable option to continue higher education. College leaders are reaching out to Latino […]
Student Mired in Loan Debt. California Recall Election. Infrastructure Bill: What’s Next.
MONDAY, AUGUST 30 PROGRAM # 9363 12:00 PM PDT Students Mired in Loan Debt. The U.S. Department of Education will cancel $1.1 billion in student debt for thousands of borrowers. Who qualifies? The Biden administration has now canceled student debt for more than half a million borrowers, and, after extending the freeze on student loans […]
