Latino families face tough circumstances with ballooning college debt
Latino families face tough circumstances with ballooning college debt
Editor’s note: This story first appeared on palabra, the digital news site by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. By Rich Tenorio Iliana Panameño wanted to get a master’s degree in social […]
Latino Teens: Distance Learning Is a Giant Stressor amid Coronavirus
Latino teens are more worried than their peers that they won’t be able to keep up with school work or extracurricular activities amid coronavirus, says a new survey by Common Sense and […]
Segregation of Latino Students From White Peers Increased Over a Generation, Study Finds
In 1998, the average Latino student in elementary school attended a school where 40 percent of her classmates were white. But by 2015, the average young Latino student was attending a school […]
In McAllen, Texas, Hotbed of Immigration Enforcement, All-Latino District Gets an A on State’s New School Report Card
When the Texas Education Agency released its first, long-debated A-F report cards for school districts, no one cheered louder than the teachers and administrators in the McAllen Independent School District, […]
Expansion of AP computer science courses draws more girls and minorities
Ten years ago, girls were so scarce in high school computer science classes that the number of female students taking Advanced Placement tests in that subject could be counted on […]
More Latinas are becoming teachers and reshaping our nation’s classrooms
The growth of the Latino population in the United States will have a lasting cultural and intellectual impact beyond the arts, food, and celebrations. More and more, Latinas are becoming […]
Even With Affirmative Action, Blacks and Hispanics Are More Underrepresented at Top Colleges Than 35 Years Ago
Even after decades of affirmative action, black and Hispanic students are more underrepresented at the nation’s top colleges and universities than they were 35 years ago, according to a New […]
Most Latino parents don’t want their children to get student loans
SPONSORED CONTENT By NewsTaco (2.5 minute read) There’s a Latino education paradox that some researchers are having a hard time understanding. While many Latino parents in the U.S. are […]
Latinos tend to look on the sunny side, including about education
*There are two ways to think about challenges: you can either remain positive and find a solution, or you can feel forgotten and elect an unprepared president. U.S. Latinos choose […]
Financial aid is a key to Latino college completion, but for young men there is a responsibility attached
SPONSORED CONTENT By NewsTaco (2.5 minute read) Roughly 34 percent of undergraduate college students in the United States are the first in their families to go to college. According […]
