A study suggests the discrepancy between graduation rates of Latinos versus Latinas might be due to the fact that the plight of Latinas in the U.S. has often been highlighted and has inspired a lot of hand-wringing that eventually led to action, while young Latinos are more or less being left high and dry
23 October 2009
19 October 2009
Study Suggests Latino Students Drop Out Of High School For Economic Reasons
By Alex Alvarez at 10:04 AM.
A new study suggests that many Latinos who drop out of high school mostly do so in order to join the job force immediately.
28 September 2009
White House Aide Juan Sepulveda Advises Latino Students To Learn English Good
By Alex Alvarez at 5:04 PM.
Juan Sepulveda, director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, attended a meeting in Puerto Rico in order to learn how to apply their teaching methods to Latino students in the ‘States.
24 September 2009
Eva Longoria Is Going Back To School For Chicano Studies And We Have A Look At Her Course Schedule
By Alex Alvarez at 4:08 PM.
Actress, producer, and oft-airbrushed spokesmodel Eva Longoria has announced her plans to head back to school in order to pursue a double major in Chicano studies and political science.
19 September 2009
“Everything That’s Been Accomplished In The U.S. Was Not Done By Minorities”
By Cindy Casares at 9:30 AM.
Meet the guys who have influence over your kids’ school books. No matter where in America you reside.
8 September 2009
22 June 2009
Unshocking Revelations: NYC Prep School Students? Are Not Always White.
By Alex Alvarez at 3:45 PM.
The NY Daily News took a look at three exceptional students who attend prestigious academies in New York City, despite not fitting the stereotypical background commonly associated with such schools.
11 June 2009
Sonia Sotomayor: “Affirmative Action Baby”
By Cindy Casares at 3:15 PM.
In a video from the early 1990’s that Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor turned in to the Senate, she says that she is a “perfect affirmative action baby,” accepted to Princeton and Yale despite having shitty test scores.
5 June 2009
Miami Students Celebrate Last Day Of School With Traditional White Face Party
By Cindy Casares at 12:22 PM.
Nautilus Middle Schoolers in Miami are celebrating their entree into high school with a shaving cream party, a Jonas Brothers concert afterwards, ( “Hell, yeah.”), and a trip to the beach. The children are our future, people. And there’s video of our future after the jump.
19 May 2009
Elba Esther Gordillo, Head Of Mexican Teachers Union, Flashed A Conference
By Cindy Casares at 12:54 PM.
Mexican Teachers Union Head Elba Esther Gordillo, who famously extorted money to pay for plastic surgery in the past, accidentally exposed her breasts to an entire conference room full of her colleagues recently. Well, Mexico, did she get your money’s worth? NSFW answers after the jump!
18 May 2009
15 May 2009
Jessica Alba Yale Secret Society Pictures
By Cindy Casares at 5:30 PM.
