AZ High School Ref Fired For Green Card “Joke” Ben Kesslen for NBC reports that an Arizona high school basketball official was fired after asking if a team from Tucson, with a majority of Latino players, had green cards. –
Jessica Alba Helps Kids Get Back To School Taylor Pittman of HuffPost tells us how Jessica Alba’s back-to-school traditions with her own kids has led her to help others who need aid to get their kids off to a good school
DeVos Says Schools Should Report Undocumented Students NBC.com reports that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said that it is a school or community’s choice to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement if they believe a student or their family is undocumented.
No In-State Tuition For AZ Dreamers Means Heartache Anita Snow of AP reports on AZCentral that Arizona’s Supreme Court has ruled that local Dreamers are not eligible for in-state tuition for the State’s schools causing a crisis for many. – “David
Teacher Walkout Good For Latino Gubernatorial Candidate Stephen A. Nuño of NBC.com reports that Latino Arizona gubernatorial candidate David Garcia, thinks that the current teacher walkout helps his chance of winning the election. – “Anamaria Velasco has been a teacher
No in-state tuition for AZ ‘Dreamers’ Rachel Leingang of The AZ Republic/azcentral.com reports that the Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that DACA residents of Arizona are not eligible for in-state tuition at the State’s universities. – “Arizona colleges can’t give in-state tuition to
Spanglish – Good For Your Brain NBC’s Vanessa Chesnut reports that whether you love it or hat it, Spanglish is here to stay – and it is great exercise for your brain. – “At the Lower East Side Preparatory High School
School funding inequalities punishing Latino students Associated Press and Ariel Jao of NBC report on the continuing issues of segregation and school funding inequities that punish Black and Latino children in the U.S. – “The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights published
More Latinas are becoming teachers by Stephen A. Nuño The growth of the Latino population in the United States will have a lasting cultural and intellectual impact beyond the arts, food and celebrations. More and more, it’s Latina teachers who
Latino kids face more early obstacles, but there are solutions that work Latino children face more adverse conditions in their early childhoods, a new report finds, but there are solutions that can lead to better health and education outcomes. by
