Tag Archives: education
Latinos can solve the STEM shortage in the U.S.
January 9, 2013 – 12:27 am
By Hope Gillette, Voxxi
Economists agree – science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education is critical to the future success of the United States.
Yet… more
Latinos, blacks, take more time to graduate in STEM
January 8, 2013 – 12:27 am
Latinos and African Americans take more time to complete their graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and math fields, according to a new study from… more
New Year’s Resolution: Learn to Code
January 1, 2013 – 9:08 pm
By Lena Groeger, ProPublica
A year ago I didn’t know how to code. I had a journalism degree and had made some graphics, but I… more
Using the Internet to make books
December 17, 2012 – 1:54 am
By Yago Cura
In 2007, I resigned my high school teaching position in the Bronx and started library school at Queens College. Because my library… more
Digital media on wheels: the Mobile Film Classroom
December 4, 2012 – 1:03 am
Mobile Film Classroom is a non-profit organization with the aim of providing digital media instruction to the underserved children of Los Angeles County. Using a… more
Rutgers University launches digital Latino think-tank
November 19, 2012 – 8:23 am
Rutgers University in New Jersey launched a think-tank dedicated to producing research around social, political and economic issues affecting the Latino community. The Latino Information… more
Affordable ed in California with open source textbooks
November 14, 2012 – 8:32 pm
Rising costs of tuition and textbooks are not unknown to college students and there’s historically been little in terms of relief for these rising costs… more
Somos Primos: online genealogy for Latinos
November 4, 2012 – 12:00 am
Somos Primos is a website with more than a decades’ worth of news and resources pertaining to Latino genealogy. The site started out as a… more
Help Mexico’s top math student continue her education
November 3, 2012 – 11:05 pm
You may recall the story of Paloma Noyola Martínez. She’s the 11 year-old who is the top math student in Mexico, according to the national… more
UT Austin’s new admissions policy hurts Latinos
October 30, 2012 – 11:19 pm
Only Texas seniors in the top 7% of their graduating class will be guaranteed admission to the University of Texas at Austin for the summer/fall… more
