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Financial aid is a key to Latino college completion, but for young men there is a responsibility attached
SPONSORED CONTENT By NewsTaco (2.5 minute read) Roughly 34 percent of undergraduate college students in the United States are the first in their families to go to college. According […]
Using the Latino College Experience to Revamp Financial Aid
By Sandra Lilley, NBCLatino As the nation grapples with how to increase the number of adults with college degrees, some say it is time to re-examine and redesign federal financial […]
Coronavirus could ‘decimate’ Latino wealth, which was hammered by the Great Recession
Octavia Nieto worked for over 10 years as a pastry chef at a bakery in Princeton, New Jersey. Now with the business closed indefinitely, she relies on a part-time job […]
Latinos: COVID-19 Disrupts Finances, Daily Life, Mental Health
COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate. But U.S. Latinos are more likely than all Americans to say the coronavirus pandemic changed their daily lives, and disrupts their mental health, finances, and jobs, according to new Pew Research […]
Latino Wellbeing – financial optimism 7/11/17
Florida Atlantic University has a rolling poll where the attitudes of U.S. Latinos are measured on a regular basis vis-à-vis the economy and their general wellbeing. There’s been a trend of optimism among […]
Most Latino parents don’t want their children to get student loans
SPONSORED CONTENT By NewsTaco (2.5 minute read) There’s a Latino education paradox that some researchers are having a hard time understanding. While many Latino parents in the U.S. are […]
Latinos tend to look on the sunny side, including about education
*There are two ways to think about challenges: you can either remain positive and find a solution, or you can feel forgotten and elect an unprepared president. U.S. Latinos choose […]
Latino Men Often Put Off Medical Care, Bringing Bigger Trouble
*Why you should read this: Because beyond being a cultural issue that has health repercussions, the fact the Latino men put off seeking medical care could be a health problem […]
As the number of Hispanic-Serving colleges grows, Latino students should keep one thing in mind
SPONSORED CONTENT By NewsTaco (3.5 minute read) A recent issue of Inside Higher Ed has good news about American Latinos and college attendance: “As the number of Latinos who attend […]
A U.S. citizen is denied college aid — because of her mother’s immigration status
*Why you should read this: Because at its surface this is an immigration and financial aid story, but in reality it’s about the definition of U.S. citizenship. Because MALDEF is […]