“West Texas Miracle” Producing Future Latino Leaders

“West Texas Miracle” Producing Future Latino Leaders

Mary Mata March 9, 2012

There is a Catholic high school for boys from the borderland that has produced wave upon wave of scholars, entrepreneurs, and leaders for the last nine decades.  Cathedral High School’s legacy […]

The Heavenly Innocence Of My Son’s Guesses At My Age

Mary Mata September 27, 2011

I love the age of innocence and candor of a child. Throughout his short life, my son has only guessed at my age using the limited information he has acquired about […]

$127 Million For Latino, Black Boys In NYC

Mary Mata August 5, 2011

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a new initiative Thursday, funded in part by billionaire hedge funder George Soros and himself, which aims to improve the lives and future […]

U.S. Is Failing Latino Boys

NewsTaco June 22, 2011

The way things stand, we have failed Latino boys. Twenty percent of Latino boys in the United States drop out of high school – that’s according to the National Center […]