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Fri24Oct2008

Why Can't Maria Read?

When the U.S. is spending money on sending students to wars or to jails (new tracking), are the numbers of American Fourth Graders Reading at or Above Grade Level in 2005 surprising? · Asian American or Pacific Islander – 40... Read more »

Friday, October 24 2008 | 11:07 H

Fri17Oct2008

Latin American Scholars Want to Keep Obama Honest

While I may have been impressed by Barack Obama's mention of Latin American issues in the final presidential debate, some Latin American scholars are bringing a more "academic" approach to Obama's possible policy decisions on the region if he were... Read more »

Friday, October 17 2008 | 14:55 H

Thu09Oct2008

Don't Say I didn't Warn You : NYPD Arresting Children in School

Years ago, when the then NYC Board of Education School Safety Division was swallowed by the New York City Police Department, I, working in coalition with other activists, warned that this would step up the criminalization of young people, especially... Read more »

Thursday, October 09 2008 | 11:00 H

Tue07Oct2008

New From Breakthrough: Homeland Guantanamo

From Breakthrough, the people that brought you ICED and Don't Deport Me Scotty, comes Homeland Guantanamos, an interactive online look at the conditions and deaths inside immigrant detention centers. Just like ICED, Homeland Gitmos just doesn't spit out facts and... Read more »

Tuesday, October 07 2008 | 16:51 H

Accent on the Fake : Palin's Folkiness Vs. Realness and Race

Is the way Sarah Palin speaks related to her upbringing? Her class? her education? Her race? Is it cute? Does it appeal to you or or your neighbor? Does it make you feel like she is like you? ... Read more »

Tuesday, October 07 2008 | 12:17 H

Wed27Aug2008

Number of Latinos in Schools Doubles

A lot has changed in the world since 1990, and over the past 18 years, the Latino population has grown exponentially. The Pew Hispanic Center has released a new report titled "One-in-Five and Growing Fast: A Profile of Hispanic Public... Read more »

Wednesday, August 27 2008 | 07:48 H

Tue19Aug2008

Texas Teachers Pack Heat

At least one school district in the great state of Texas is letting its faculty carry concealed firearms into their classrooms:Harrold ISD Superintendent David Thweatt said his school board unanimously passed the concealed weapon policy in October to protect employees... Read more »

Tuesday, August 19 2008 | 17:38 H

Mon18Aug2008

Back to School : Is Your Child's Teacher Packing Heat?

In one rural Texas school district, teachers are adding one extra thing to their back to school shopping lists. Concealed weapons. A local school board, Harrold Independent School District, in rural North Texas unanimously passed the policy to allow its... Read more »

Monday, August 18 2008 | 11:26 H

Mon07Jul2008

What is So Scary About the Undocumented Going to College?

Of all the fears people have and create around undocumented immigrants, I just don't get the fear and opposition of immigrants, regardless of their status, getting a higher education. In reaction to an article in USA Today titled Well, I... Read more »

Monday, July 07 2008 | 12:15 H

Tue17Jun2008

Chilean Teachers Protest Against Education Inequality

An on-going series of public manifestations against the state of the Chilean education system came to a head yesterday as hundreds of school teachers took the streets, and at least 20 broke into the Palace of the Moneda, throwing about... Read more »

Tuesday, June 17 2008 | 16:30 H

Fri13Jun2008

Latina Teacher Fired for Teaching Students "How to Protest" and being "too Afro-centric"

I had to go outside my school system to learn about Puerto Rican history, activism and coalition building when I was about 17 years old. Now a Los Angeles English teacher is being told that her contract will not be... Read more »

Friday, June 13 2008 | 09:57 H

Tue03Jun2008

ICE'ing Out Our Promising Youth : Fresno Valedictorian to be Deported

While President Bush is busy talking about no child being left behind, his government is fine with leaving behind promising young people, by deporting them.Arthur Mkoyan's 4.0 grade-point average has made him a valedictorian at Bullard High School in Fresno... Read more »

Tuesday, June 03 2008 | 10:52 H

Mon02Jun2008

First Immigrant Safe Zone in a New York City Public School

Hillcrest High School in Jamaica, Queens, with over 3,500 largely immigrant students, became the first school to create protections and needed services to immigrant students to be able to access education without fear. This is an important grassroots achievement in... Read more »

Monday, June 02 2008 | 12:14 H

Wed07May2008

ICE Ups Their Scare Tactics by Targetting Elementary Schools

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE, has upped it's scare tactics and now is resorting to terrorizing families by waiting outside elementary schools. Yesterday afternoon ICE agents parked outside Stonehurst Elementary School in Oakland, California. The agents did... Read more »

Wednesday, May 07 2008 | 09:44 H

Mon28Apr2008

So You Thought Prince William's County Anti-Immigrant Stance Was a Good Idea Huh?

Some of our readers praised local anti-immigrant measures, like the one Prince William County, Virgina passed, but to used a cliched phrase, what happens when those chickens come home to roost. More specifically, what happens when the impact of these... Read more »

Monday, April 28 2008 | 13:36 H

Thu24Apr2008

My Bilingual Kids Are Smarter Than Your English Only Kids!

Nanny, nanny boo boo. The fact that I speak English and Spanish to my children is actually boosting their English language skills, according to one article.“Speaking two languages opens up a whole new world to children,” says Laurie Weaver, Ed.D.,... Read more »

Thursday, April 24 2008 | 10:27 H

Tue22Apr2008

Arizona Bill Seeks to Ban Race-Based Student Groups

When I first got to college, I found myself in a place where there were few people who looked like me. I son got involved in Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana/o de Aztlan (MEChA). Suddenly, I was busy working on several... Read more »

Tuesday, April 22 2008 | 11:15 H

Doesn't the U.S. Need More Aerospace Engineers?

Or maybe not really so the country can spare a young man like this because his name is Juan. Via / The Mex Files... Read more »

Tuesday, April 22 2008 | 08:00 H

Thu28Feb2008

Teens Deported for Skipping School

When I was a teenager, skipping school meant detention, cleaning lockers, and a beat down from my mom. 17 year old twin hermanas Brisa and Lluvia Amante (yes, Breeze and Rain Lover) skipped school once and went to truancy court.... Read more »

Thursday, February 28 2008 | 10:18 H

Mon25Feb2008

Teachers Strike in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico's schools were paralyzed last week as teachers all over the island walked off the job, demanding more pay, a cap on class sizes and a teachers committee which would help structure class schedules. The Orlando Sentinel reports that... Read more »

Monday, February 25 2008 | 15:37 H

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