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Ore. Parents Sue After English-speaking Son Placed in ESL Class

HILLBORO Ore. The parents of a Latino boy who does not speak Spanish filed a $700,000 federal lawsuit against the Hillsboro School District, alleging that educators placed their son in an English as a Second Language program solely because of his ethnicity.

New Jersey Eyes Ways to Improve Latino Services

Language translators would be made available in all state departments and the state would recruit teachers from Spain and Puerto Rico under recommendations delivered Monday to New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine.

Native Americans

Wisconsin Tribes Speak Out Against Offensive Sports Mascots

GREEN BAY Wis. Ahead of a state hearing this week on racially insensitive sports mascots, members of Wisconsin tribes decried the Washington Redskins’ name and logo as the NFL team played the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Sunday.

International Panel to Address Latino Education at Annual HACU Conference

An international panel of experts will discuss critical issues for Hispanics in higher education as part of the annual meeting of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) set for Oct. 20-22 in Chicago.

Study Notes College-access Barriers Faced By Asian American Students

Despite the pervasive “model-minority” myth of overachieving Asian Americans easily getting into U.S. colleges and universities, a study at the University of California, Los Angeles has found that more Asian American students are facing problems in accessing higher education opportunities than ever before.

Improving Outcomes of Latino Students Focus of Forum

Latino college students who have the support of their families, start college planning by the eighth grade, take three or more years of mathematics, and start at a four-year institution are more likely to finish college, according to a new report that suggests these attributes form a strategy for closing the college-completion gap between Latino and Whites.

New Guide to Find Most Gay-friendly Campuses

Colleges and universities are increasingly finding ways to provide safe and welcoming environments to students of all sexual orientations.

Tennessee universities take steps to recruit more Hispanics

NASHVILLE Tenn. Universities across Tennessee are taking steps to recruit more Hispanics to diversify their student bodies, officials say.

Group Wants Hate-crime Inquiry into Mexican Flag Incident at the University of New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE The New Mexico League of United Latin American Citizens has asked state and federal officials to investigate a University of New Mexico student who is accused of tearing down a Mexican flag.

New Report: College Readiness of Latino Students Improving

Latino high school graduates are more prepared for college and workforce training than they were in 2002, according to a recent report released by The ACT, a national achievement testing firm.

Leadership & Policy

Hispanic graduation rate at the University of Maryland lagging

The six-year graduation rate among Hispanic students at the University of Maryland is lagging behind those of white and Asian students by about 15 percent, university President Dan Mote said in his State of the Campus address this year.

Cartoon in UK’s College Newspaper Spurs Controversy

LEXINGTON, Ky. An editorial cartoon depicting a bare-chested Black student on an auction block that ran in the University of Kentucky’s student newspaper on Friday has sparked student protest.

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