Latino Children Planting the Future

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 […]

Citizen Kids Suffer Trauma at Separation from Immig. Parents

Mary Mata January 15, 2013

By Rocio Romero, El Nuevo Sol/New america Media  U.S.-born María Vasques was just six years old when her mother Edith Barrios kissed her goodbye. She told María that she was […]

Child Brokers in the Latino Community

Mary Mata January 14, 2013

By Vikki S. Katz, Ph.D., LIN@R For many Latino immigrant communities, the scene is all too familiar: A situation in which immigrant needs to communicate in a different language and the […]

Lower Expectations, Biggest Challenges For Latino Students

Mary Mata

By John Benson, Huffington Post Latino Voices Education Trust President Kati Haycock travels around the nation spreading her non-profit organization’s mission of promoting high academic achievement for all students and […]

American Children, Now Struggling to Adjust to Life in Mexico

Mary Mata January 11, 2013

By Damien Cave, New York Times Click on picture to read story. [Photo by fiat luxe]

Latino Pre schoolers: Strong social Skills Despite Academic Gap

Mary Mata January 4, 2013

By Courtenay Edelhart, Bakersfield Californian Click on picture to read story. [Photo by bonnerlibrary]  

Immigration Change to Ease Family Separations

Mary Mata January 3, 2013

By Julia Preston, New York Times Click on picture to read story. [Photo by mahalie]

U.S. Latino Pregnancies Fall, Choice is Smaller Families

Mary Mata January 2, 2013

By Susan Saulny, New York Times Click on picture to read story. [Photo by coloniera2]

How to Talk to Your Kids About the Connecticut Tragedy

Mary Mata December 19, 2012

By Luz Chavez, Gozamos The tragic school shooting in Connecticut is difficult enough for adults to understand. How does one even begin talking to children about this? We did some research and collected […]