A teacher explains the Trump effect and how to defeat it after Election Day

A teacher explains the Trump effect and how to defeat it after Election Day

NewsTaco November 8, 2016

*This is good, worth you time investment. It’s an account of facing Trumpism is the trenches, in the public schools. VL By Ray Salazer, The White Rhino (7.5 minute read)  […]

TX Legislators Would Cut Ethnic Studies in College Requirements

Mary Mata March 15, 2013

By Jacquellena Carrero, NBCLatino Students at public universities in Texas may no longer be able to take courses focusing on racial, ethnic or gender history to fulfill their core requirements for […]

No One Talks About Armed Guards Already in Latino Schools

Mary Mata January 18, 2013

By Stephen A. Nuňo, NBC Latino Click on picture to read story. [Photo by  Editor B]

Immigration Law Puts Alabama Teachers Out Of Work

NewsTaco October 6, 2011

It’s been a full week since the state of Alabama’s new immigration law went into effect. In that time anyone with half an opinion on the matter, including me and […]

Arizona’s Ethnic Studies Fight Is Simply About Hate

Mary Mata September 29, 2011

By Salomón Baldenegro, Retired Asst. Dean of Students & Instructor at the University of Arizona Our fight to save ethnic studies (a misnomer: only the Mexican-American studies curriculum is under […]

News Taco To Go: Micheladas, Education, Spanish & Obama

Mary Mata July 1, 2011

Michelada: Your Favorite Drink You Just Found Out About Latino Students Are Not The Children Of Sanchez The Bilingual Versus English Only Debate Continues Obama Campaign Will Target Latino Voters

Achievement Gaps Between White And Latino Students

Mary Mata June 27, 2011

[Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from the executive summary for a report released by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. You can read the entire report here.] The […]

Summer Vacations, Carne Asadas And Los Tigres Del Norte

Mary Mata May 25, 2011

Some things never change — especially in the rewarding field of education. The children I work with now can smell summer right around the corner. They talk about summer blockbusters […]