Latino children will “pretty much determine the fate of Texas”
during the 21st century, the state’s Higher Education
Commissioner Raymund
Paredes said in his annual address this week.
That’s why the state will need to get more creative in
educating Latinos and ensuring they graduate from college. “Doing
business as usual,” won’t work, he said, according to the
Austin American-Statesman.
Craig Brock teaches high school science in Amarillo, Texas, where
his freshman biology students are currently learning about the
parts of a cell. But since many of them are refugee children who
have only recently arrived in the U.S. and speak little or no
English, Brock often has to get creative.
Usually that means creating PowerPoint presentations full of
pictures and “just kind of pulling from here and there,” he said
— the Internet, a third grade textbook or a preschool homeschool
curriculum from Sam’s Club, for example.
The LA School
Report, an online news publication covering
the intersection of politics and education in Los Angeles,
is expanding its reach in the City of Angels by adding a partner
website with education news in Spanish. It’s the first
(and only) Spanish-language education news site dedicated to the
Los Angeles Latino community,
according to the outlet.
Timothy Pratt of The
Hechinger Report discusses why liberal arts colleges in
Appalachia are making Latino student recruiting a top priority. A
2016 EWA
Reporting Fellow, Pratt recently completed an in-depth
reporting project on the implications of this shift for private
colleges — many of which are struggling to keep enrollment
counts up.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has its eye on
becoming the first school in the state to earn federal
recognition as a Hispanic-serving institution. But first, it must
more than double the number of Hispanic students it
enrolls.
The fate of the U.S. presidency isn’t the only thing hanging in
the balance on Election Day 2016.
Come Nov. 8, dual-language education could either get
strengthened or further suppressed in the state with the
highest
percentage of English-language learners, as voters in
California face a decision about overturning the state’s
longstanding ban on a bilingual approach to educating
these students.
A record 83.2 percent of students graduated from U.S. high schools in 2015, and the graduation rates of black and Latino students were also up. But there’s still work to be done, President Obama said in his “final report card” speech at Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in Washington, D.C., Monday.
In what the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for
Hispanics is calling a “culturally relevant” resource guide,
Latino students and their families could find all they
need to know about preparing, applying, paying for and succeeding
in college.
Black and Latino teachers may be minorities in the U.S.
educator workforce, but a new
study finds they also may be the most effective — at
least according to their students.
The Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Excelencia in Education has
released its annual list of college programs and community groups
that are effectively supporting the educational advancement of
Latino students in higher education, or “Examples
of ¡Excelencia!“
The University of Arizona professor whose research found that
Mexican-American studies leads to improved test scores and high
school graduation rates may be barred from testifying in a
pending lawsuit against the state for its ban on ethnic
studies.
The number of Hispanic students enrolled in charter schools is
growing, as is support for school choice among Hispanic parents,
a new
report by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
shows.
A Push for More Latino College Graduates in Texas, but Not by ‘Business as Usual’
Latino children will “pretty much determine the fate of Texas” during the 21st century, the state’s Higher Education Commissioner Raymund Paredes said in his annual address this week.
That’s why the state will need to get more creative in educating Latinos and ensuring they graduate from college. “Doing business as usual,” won’t work, he said, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
As Feds Turn Focus on English-Language Learners, Teachers Struggle to Find Quality Materials
Craig Brock teaches high school science in Amarillo, Texas, where his freshman biology students are currently learning about the parts of a cell. But since many of them are refugee children who have only recently arrived in the U.S. and speak little or no English, Brock often has to get creative.
Usually that means creating PowerPoint presentations full of pictures and “just kind of pulling from here and there,” he said — the Internet, a third grade textbook or a preschool homeschool curriculum from Sam’s Club, for example.
L.A.’s First Education News Website in Spanish
The LA School Report, an online news publication covering the intersection of politics and education in Los Angeles, is expanding its reach in the City of Angels by adding a partner website with education news in Spanish. It’s the first (and only) Spanish-language education news site dedicated to the Los Angeles Latino community, according to the outlet.
Why Appalachian Colleges Want More Latino Students
EWA Radio: Episode 95
Timothy Pratt of The Hechinger Report discusses why liberal arts colleges in Appalachia are making Latino student recruiting a top priority. A 2016 EWA Reporting Fellow, Pratt recently completed an in-depth reporting project on the implications of this shift for private colleges — many of which are struggling to keep enrollment counts up.
UW-Milwaukee Goes After State’s 1st ‘Hispanic-Serving Institution’ Title
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has its eye on becoming the first school in the state to earn federal recognition as a Hispanic-serving institution. But first, it must more than double the number of Hispanic students it enrolls.
Will Californians Vote to Overturn Ban on Bilingual Education?
The fate of the U.S. presidency isn’t the only thing hanging in the balance on Election Day 2016.
Come Nov. 8, dual-language education could either get strengthened or further suppressed in the state with the highest percentage of English-language learners, as voters in California face a decision about overturning the state’s longstanding ban on a bilingual approach to educating these students.
More Latinos Are Graduating High School, Yet Gaps Persist
A record 83.2 percent of students graduated from U.S. high schools in 2015, and the graduation rates of black and Latino students were also up. But there’s still work to be done, President Obama said in his “final report card” speech at Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in Washington, D.C., Monday.
¡Gradúate! 2.0: White House Releases Graduation Guide Aimed at Hispanics
In what the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics is calling a “culturally relevant” resource guide, Latino students and their families could find all they need to know about preparing, applying, paying for and succeeding in college.
Students of All Races Prefer Black, Latino Teachers, Study Finds
Black and Latino teachers may be minorities in the U.S. educator workforce, but a new study finds they also may be the most effective — at least according to their students.
Programs Providing ‘Excelencia’ in Latino Education
The Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Excelencia in Education has released its annual list of college programs and community groups that are effectively supporting the educational advancement of Latino students in higher education, or “Examples of ¡Excelencia!“
Here’s a look at this year’s honorees.
Pathway to the Baccalaureate Program, Northern Virginia Community College
Experts Might Not Testify in Arizona Ethnic Studies Suit
The University of Arizona professor whose research found that Mexican-American studies leads to improved test scores and high school graduation rates may be barred from testifying in a pending lawsuit against the state for its ban on ethnic studies.
Report: Hispanic Student Population, Parent Support Growing in Charter School Sector
The number of Hispanic students enrolled in charter schools is growing, as is support for school choice among Hispanic parents, a new report by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools shows.