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Cleveland Schools Agree to Boost Hispanic Enrollment in STEM Programs
Very few Latino and Spanish-speaking students attend the Cleveland school district’s four science and math specialty high schools. Indeed, only 130 Hispanic students attend the schools out of the district’s total Hispanic enrollment of 5,586 Hispanic students. The disparity was … Continue reading →
New Federal Guidelines on Discipline Announced
Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Attorney General Eric Holder urged a major overhaul of school discipline policies on Wednesday. In a joint announcement of new guidelines on the issue, they sharply criticized school districts that suspend minorities at disproportionately high … Continue reading →
‘Children’s Report Card’ Grades California
A new report card grading the well-being of California’s children concludes the state has a long way to go if it wants to earn an “A.” The advocacy group Children Now has released the “2014 California Children’s Report Card: How … Continue reading →
California School Transitions ELLs to Common Core
Even though Laurel Elementary School in Los Angeles faces considerable challenges, it boasts an impressive list of accolades. Most Laurel students come from low-income backgrounds, and about 60 percent are English Language Learners. The students have tended to perform better … Continue reading →
Teacher uses Hispanic Comic Hero to Inspire Students
Latino characters are often lacking in the books that students read. A Dallas bilingual teacher is working to fill that void by creating a Latino comic book superhero. Dallas Independent School District second-grade teacher Hector Rodriguez created “El Peso Hero” … Continue reading →