From your organization’s perspective, why is it necessary to strengthen the STEM pipeline? And what are the best ways to accomplish it? America faces an acute STEM jobs gap, and what makes the crisis worse is that we aren’t producing enough students trained in those fields to fill those jobs in the future. STEM-related occupations […]
Immigration Reform Is Most Important Issue Facing Latino Community
July 1, 2013 By
A new poll released today suggests that 53% of Latino voters feel that immigration reform is the most important issue facing the Latino community and that Congress and President Obama should address it. The poll, sponsored by America’s Voice and implemented by Latino Decisions, wanted to survey the response from Latino voters and see how […]
DOMA Ruling to Aid Undocumented LGBT Couples
June 27, 2013 By
The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act for being unconstitutional is projected to help undocumented same-sex couples be treated equally and fairly under U.S immigration laws. “This discriminatory law denied thousands of legally married same-sex couples many important federal benefits, including immigration benefits,” said Department […]
U.S. Public divided on Border Security
June 24, 2013 By
Just a week before the Senate votes for a final compromise on immigration reform, a new Pew Research Center poll finds that border security continues to be a contentious issue among Americans and legislators. This data comes after the Senators’ announcement on Thursday about the “border surge” plan, a new border security deal that would double the […]
Latino College Enrollment Increases Along With Hispanic Serving Institutions
June 11, 2013 By
A recent study published by Excelencia in Education and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) stated that the number of Hispanic-Serving Institutions, or HSIs, increased by 14.5% in the past year. The research also suggests that the number of U.S. colleges and universities with 25% or higher Latino […]
White House Hosts National “Show and Tell” on the Improvement of Digital Learning
June 6, 2013 By
The White House is hosting a National “Show and Tell” this afternoon at 3:30pm EST to demonstrate how classrooms are improving their technology and digital learning to connect to others and improve the quality of the education system. The “show and tell” will be held virtually on Google Hangout and will follow after President Obama […]
Report: Teen Pregnancies Among Latinas are on the Decline
June 3, 2013 By
A new Pew Research Center report recently found that teen birth rates in Latinas have plunged at least 40%, contributing significantly to the nation’s record-low teen birth rate in nearly every state. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the current teen birth rate for all teens is […]
Comentarios from Maria: “Why the National STEM Education Fund Is So Important”
May 28, 2013 By
Occupations in STEM fields are the second-fastest growing in the nation, just behind health care, according to a Georgetown University study. And while the nation is expected to have more than 8.6 million STEM-related jobs available in 2018, as many as three million of those jobs might be unfilled, warns the National Math and Science Initiative. At […]
Lack of Knowledge on New Health Care Law Promotes Latino Outreach
May 23, 2013 By
A recent poll of Latinos in Colorado revealed that over half of Latinos —54 percent—don’t know the key aspects of the Affordable Care Act, encouraging initiatives to educate Latinos of the new law. “At this point, information is relatively low but the desire to be engaged in the process is very high,” said Dr. Gabriel […]
Guest Blogger: Julie Chavez Rodriguez “What Health Reform Means for Latinos – and Young Sisters”
May 6, 2013 By
Mayra Alvarez, Director of Public Health Policy in the Office of Health Reform at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, recently wrote an op-ed for NBC Latino encouraging her younger sister Alejandra and others to register for the Health Insurance Marketplace, which opens in October 2013. The Marketplace is one of the many important provisions of […]
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