Is Public Radio Being Unfair to Chicago Public Schools?

Is Public Radio Being Unfair to Chicago Public Schools?

Mary Mata February 25, 2013

By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco On Wednesday, one of Chicago Public Radio’s reporters published a piece that criticized Chicago Public Schools leaders for refusing to confirm if shooting victims attended Chicago Public Schools. […]

Bilingual Babies Know their Grammar by 7 Months

Mary Mata February 18, 2013

By Hispanically Speaking News Babies as young as seven months can distinguish between, and begin to learn, two languages with vastly different grammatical structures, according to new research from the University of […]

How We Talk about Guns in My Chicago Classroom

Mary Mata February 15, 2013

By Ray Salazar, CNN During Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama spoke about gun violence, and he continues the discussion in Chicago today. He recognized in his speech, […]

Mariachi Music Gaining Credibility in Texas Schools

Mary Mata February 12, 2013

By Jason Margolis, New America Media/PRI’s The World Mariachi music is a quintessential sound of Mexico. But in Mexico, it’s a style of folk music that’s never been taken all […]

MALDEF Wins Case In Texas For Poor & English Learner Kids

Mary Mata

By Hope Gillette, Voxxi The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) has won a pivotal court case against the State of Texas regarding inadequate school funding for low-income […]

Immigration is Mostly About Fertility

Mary Mata February 8, 2013

By Jonathan V. Last, Los Angeles Times When it comes to immigration, demographers have a general rule of thumb: Countries with fertility rates below the replacement level (2.1) tend to […]

The Rise of The Second Generation U.S. Latinos

Mary Mata February 1, 2013

By Joseph M. Humire and Fernando D. Menéndez, The Hill Click on picture to read story. [Photo by mahalie]

Rise in ADHD Diagnosis For Latino Kids Is Not All Bad

Mary Mata January 28, 2013

By Albert Sabaté, ABC/Univision Hispanic and black children have seen a jump in their diagnosis rates for Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder – and that’s a good thing. Click on […]

Latino Children Planting the Future

Mary Mata January 24, 2013

By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco A cool San Francisco Bay morning is warming up on a marshy shore of the Martin Luther King Jr. Shoreline, part of the East Bay Regional […]

Why STEM Education and Minority Achievement gaps are Interlinked

Mary Mata January 22, 2013

By Hope Gillette, Voxxi Economists agree – science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education is critical to the future success of the United States. Yet even at the K-12 level, these […]