Some rites of passage for Latino males are requirements

Some rites of passage for Latino males are requirements

NewsTaco September 13, 2016

*If a young man is old enough to get a regular driver’s license, he’s old enough to register with the Selective Service. It’s a requirement that could affect federal student […]

Trump ‘wall’ gag at high school football pep rally draws cries of racism

NewsTaco September 12, 2016

*This was reported yesterday. There’s a blatant reference to Trump’s wall. It keeps happening . . . VL By Sarah Mervosh, Dallas News (4.45 minute read) A suburban high school football […]

A young man’s plans for after-high school should include the Selective Service

NewsTaco September 7, 2016

SPONSPORED CONTENT By NewsTaco According to the National Center for Education Statistics 25 percent of high school seniors this year are Latino.  And while the end of high school is […]

Latino High School Achievement Affected By Discrimination

Mary Mata February 7, 2013

By Cynthia Thaler, LIN@R While Latino students represent an increasing share of the public school population in the United States, they continue to struggle academically compared with their peers. According to […]

Focus Needed on Increasing Latinos in Higher Ed

Mary Mata December 18, 2012

By Latinovations Deborah Santiago, Co-Founder and Vice President for Policy Research at Excelencia in Education, is saying that there needs to be a greater focus to get more Latinos involved with […]

Kaleb Canales’ NBA Rise Paves The Way For Latinos In Sports

Mary Mata March 20, 2012

By Paul Adams Last Wednesday, the Portland Trail Blazers were playing against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Well — theoretically — the whole team appeared to be […]

“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 […]

Registering Young Latinos Key To Electoral Change In 2012

Mary Mata March 7, 2012

By Paul M. Saldaña El Niño is a warm current of water creating change in the climate of the Pacific Ocean, while at the same time, hefty thunderstorms occur on the […]

Thousands Protest HS Valedictorian Facing Deportation In Miami

Mary Mata March 6, 2012

North Miami Senior High gained national attention Friday when more than 2600 students and teachers walked out of class in the biggest immigration protest in South Florida since 2004. Colombian sisters […]

One Latina Twentysomething’s 12 Tips For Teens

Mary Mata February 15, 2012

I am not a wise old crone. I am only 27 and though I have been successful in many realms, I am disgruntled about plenty of things. I am a […]