Puppets and Peers for Latino Obesity Prevention

By Salud Today Check out this great video about the Hispanic Health Council’s (HHC) comprehensive approach to the prevention of childhood obesity, through promoting healthy eating physical activity and access to healthy […]

By Stan Washington, New America Media MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Hispanic parents in this city care about the education of their children just as much as any other ethnic group, declared one […]

By Khalil Abdullah, New America Media WASHINGTON, D.C.–Thousands of unborn Americans have no say on whether the process of across-the-board federal budget cuts – the so-called “sequestration” — should move forward […]

By Mike Cassidy, San Jose Mercury News This divide isn’t about who has computers and who doesn’t; or who does and doesn’t have Internet access. This divide is between kids whose […]

By Colleen Flaherty, Education Votes In a small town in northern Wisconsin, Spanish teacher Scott Ellingson has two students in his class who traveled a long way to be there. […]

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. […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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