Latinos are one of the fastest growing groups in the US. By 2043, they are expected to double in size, yet they lag significantly behind in educational attainment. By 2018, 45 percent of jobs will require an associate’s degree or higher; however only 26 and 14 percent of U.S.-born Latinos and Latino immigrants have that […]
Guest Blogger: Vanessa Cardenas “Why Affirmative Action is Still Important to Latinos”
July 3, 2013 By
Guest Blogger: Julie Chávez Rodríguez “Broad, bipartisan support for the Senate’s passage of immigration reform”
July 2, 2013 By
On Thursday, with a strong bipartisan vote, the Senate passed an immigration reform bill, bringing us a critical step closer to fixing our broken immigration system. President Obama congratulated the passage of the Senate’s bill, which is largely consistent with the President’s key principles for commonsense reform. The bill continues to secure our borders; ensures that every […]
Guest Blogger: Julie Chávez Rodríguez “Apoyo bipartidista a la aprobación de la reforma migratoria por parte del Senado”
July 2, 2013 By
El jueves, con un fuerte voto bipartidista, el Senado aprobó un proyecto de ley de reforma migratoria, lo que nos lleva un paso más cerca de arreglar nuestro sistema de inmigración que no funciona. El Presidente Obama elogió la aprobación del proyecto de ley del Senado, que mayormente guarda consistencia con los principios clave expuestos por el […]
Comentarios from Maria: “Strengthening the STEM Pipeline”
July 2, 2013 By
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 […]
11-year-old Latino Responds to Racial Slurs With Grace After Singing National Anthem at NBA Game
June 13, 2013 By
11-year-old Sebastien De La Cruz has demonstrated maturity beyond his years after confronting racist remarks over his Mexican-American heritage following his national anthem performance during Game 3 of the NBA finals. Thousands of fans applauded the young singer, while some were appalled by the boy’s traditional mariachi outfit which sparked […]
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 […]
Latino Voter Numbers Increase, Yet Still Significantly Lower Than Other Groups
June 5, 2013 By
A new study by the Pew Hispanic Center finds that a record of 11.2 million Latinos voted in the 2012 presidential election, yet still participated in less numbers than black and white voters. The research shows that while 48% of Latino eligible voters turned out to vote in 2012, 66% of black eligible voters participated […]
Guest Blogger: Simon Rosenberg “The Administration’s Border Strategy Is Working”
June 5, 2013 By
As immigration reform moves to the Senate floor, Senator Marco Rubio has raised new questions about whether the border security strategy in the current Senate bill can be effectively executed by the Obama and future administrations. The experience of the past several years indicates that DHS can, in fact, despite rancorous politics, manage the complex border […]
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