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Latinx
Idaho Agency Urges Help for Students Who Struggle with English
The state should hire more bilingual teachers and allow students who are not proficient in English to skip standardized tests or take them in their native language, the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs says.
February 10, 2009
Latinx
Study Finds Bias in Florida Exemptions for Promotion
Researchers at the University of Arkansas found evidence of discrimination in how schools grant exemptions from a test-based promotions system.
February 10, 2009
Latinx
Maryland Closes Advanced-Placement Gap for Latinos
Maryland was one of 18 states recognized by the College Board for eliminating the equity and excellence gap in advanced placement achievement for the Hispanic and Latino population. Hispanics represented 6.1 percent of Maryland’s population last year, and 6.9 percent of the seniors who scored a “3” or higher, demonstrating college mastery, were Hispanic.
February 10, 2009
Students
Hispanics in Health Care to Get Scholarships
Ten health professional students pursuing health-care careers in California will receive $5,000 and $2,000 scholarships today (Feb. 11) from the National Hispanic Health Foundation at a gala in Sacramento.
February 10, 2009
Latinx
The Obama Cabinet ‘Trickle Down’ Effect
Hispanic advocacy groups want President Barack Obama to increase Hispanic representation in government jobs, especially in education.
February 4, 2009
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Students
At 100, NAACP Still Kicking
When leaders of the NAACP gather this month to formally begin a year-long recognition of 100 years of civil rights work, they’ll be talking as much about the organization’s future as they will be honoring its past.
February 4, 2009
African-American
Black History Month 2009
New titles on African-American experiences offer remarkable depth and range.
February 4, 2009
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Students
Black Men on Campus: What the Media Do Not Show Us
Black male college students feel pressured to fulfill media-spun social expectations to be overly sexual, aggressive and athletic in college.
February 4, 2009
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Leadership & Policy
Surgeon Ready for Challenge as Head of UT System
Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, a pediatric transplant surgeon, is preparing for his toughest challenge ever.
February 3, 2009
Faculty & Staff
UCSC Professor to Unveil Research on Migration and Poverty
Patricia Zavella, a professor at the University of California at Santa Cruz, will present the results of more than a decade of research during a talk, “Migration and Poverty in Santa Cruz County,” on Tuesday. February 10.
February 3, 2009
Latinx
Hispanic Media Group Plans Hate Speech Petition
The National Hispanic Media Coalition, a media advocacy and civil rights organization, plans to unveil its preliminary findings on hate speech in commercial radio today and to follow up with a petition to the Federal Communications Commission.
January 27, 2009
Latinx
Immigrants’ Son Struggled for Legal Status
Fernando Guadarrama was 12 when he decided he couldn’t stay in America illegally any longer.
January 27, 2009
Latinx
Parent Complain That Pep Talks Singled Out Latinos, Blacks
Parents of black and Latino students at Camden County’s Eastern Regional High School complained to the school board last week that the school may have been discriminating by scheduling pep talks just for minority students.
January 27, 2009
Native Americans
Course Gets Teachers Ready for Reservations
The University of Wyoming has developed a new graduate course designed to help educators who are teaching on American Indian reservations.
January 25, 2009
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Students
BATTLE OF THE WILLS
In Georgia, the budget crunch has prompted one state senator to propose closing some public colleges, but not the ones you think.
January 21, 2009
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Leadership & Policy
The New Era of Diversity
Molly Corbett Broad, president of the American Council on Education, weighs in on the prospects for diversity in the Obama years.
January 21, 2009
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Latinx
Latino Inaugural Celebration Not High Profile Enough?
Latino entertainers Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony graced “la alfombra roja” — the red carpet — at Union Station Sunday to give a Hispanic flair to the inauguration pre-celebration Sunday.
January 20, 2009
Latinx
Hispanic Student Heads to Washington to Be Congressional Page
When Glance High School student Jose Echevarria arrived in Oregon at age 9 he spoke no English and had no political favors to call in.
January 20, 2009
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