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Hispanic y Latino News :: November 18th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

After two days of deliberations, on Oct. 14 the Mexican Supreme Court made public its decision that Ulises Ruiz Ortiz (governor of the state of Oaxaca) is culpable for the human rights violations that occurred in Oaxaca as a result of teacher protests and political and social unrest in May 2006-January 2007 and July of 2008.

Young Latino Children Throughout Los Angeles County to Benefit from IBM Donation of Educational Computer Learning Centers

Hispanic Graduate Students Benefit from Online Education Grant – University of St. Thomas in Houston strives to improve retention and graduation rates for Hispanic graduate students. UST received a $2.8 million education grant to offer two options

The Latino Breakfast Club and Chicago Hope Academy Bridge the Gap

Hispanic y Latino News :: November 13th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

ELL makes a difference – After working as a social worker for several years, Patti Kuenzie made the switch to teaching. Now, an English Language Learners teacher for the River Fall School District, Kuenzie said she’s is happier than she’s ever been and doesn’t look back.

Playful Trolls Introduce Children to Spanish and English in New Educational Computer Adventure

New Spanish for Beginners DVD from Whistlefritz ‘Adentro y Afuera’ Wins Multiple National Awards

NLEI and NLU partner to meet Latino community’s specific educational needs – Illinois

First Bilingual Educational Toy Brand, Ingenio(TM), Hits the U.S. Market

SoMoCoCAT Offers Latino Farmworker Communities Free Digital Media Training – California

Washington State University Doctoral Researcher Documents Skills of Latino Child Care Providers

88 students earn honors for research as SACNAS conference concludes

IBM Launches Nationwide Initiative to Support Early Education in Hispanic Communities

Miami-Beach Florida’s Mayor Matti Herrera Bower’s 19 Day Countdown to Mayoral Re-Election – city’s first female and Cuban-American Mayor

Leaders in Science Research, Mentoring, and Teaching honored by SACNAS

Hundreds of Thousands of Puerto Rican Workers, Faith Leaders, Students and Citizens to Unite in Hato Rey on October 15 – National March Will Protest Massive Cuts in Essential Public Services; Republican Administration Under Investigation for Civil Rights Violations Against High School Students

Cheerios(R) Serves Up Six Million Children’s Books Inside Boxes this Fall; Que Bueno! All Five Books Are Specially Printed in English and Spanish

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: October 9th, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Selena Gomez gave a bunch of L.A. elementary school kids something to smile about when she showed up at Charnock Road Elementary to honor a teacher with over $1,000 in school supplies during OfficeMax’s A Day Made Better Event.

PRESIDENT AND MRS. OBAMA HOST ‘IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE: FIESTA LATINA’ DURING NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH — PBS Music Special to Feature Latino Performers Marc Anthony, Jimmy Smits, George Lopez, Gloria Estefan and More, Airs October 15

No Child Left Behind Regulations do not Go Far Enough to Improve Education For Latino Students, Says NCLR

Chemists Take Part in Hispanic Community Day; ACS Scholar Will Address Women

LVL Letter to Congressman Baca Supporting H.R.2681, the PROUD Act

Dallas to host national conference of minority students and professionals in science – SACNAS – Advancing Hispanics/Chicanos & Native Americans in Science

Leading experts, professionals and immigrants to discuss undocumented immigration at Connecticut College’s three-day conference

Contemporary Chicano Art Exhibit on Display at ETS – New Jersey

Hispanic Heritage Foundation Presents the 23rd Annual Hispanic Heritage Awards on Capitol Hill to Honor Latino Leaders

Union Bank and KPBS Honor San Diego County Latinos as Local Heroes

Race Is a $50 Billion Reality for the U.S. Health System – Traveling Exhibit Asks Los Angeles to Explore Why at California Science Center

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: September 10th, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Juanita’s Foods, the Leader in Authentic Mexican Food, Supports the Efforts of Parents and Teachers in Education Through Their Back-to-School Campaign.

HITN-TV and HACU Announce the Launch Of College Admissions 411

National Hispanic Coalition Launches STEM Initiative

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: September 3rd, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

A vacation trip through Tijuana affords the opportunity to pass along some lessons about the fence that divides the U.S. and Mexico. But the teacher becomes the student. – Hector Tobar

National Council of La Raza Mourns the Loss of Senator Kennedy

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: August 26th, 2009

Hispanic Business Association collecting donations for teacher program – Idaho

US Census 2009 Hispanic Fact Sheet :: Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15 – Oct. 15

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: August 24th, 2009

Only 20% of nation’s teacher training institutions address ELL needs because, they say, there is no requirement to do so. There are over 5 million English Language Learners in our public schools, a group that has grown by 60% in the past few years.

Vmath en Espanol Available Fall 2009

New Tech Network Names Nationally Recognized High School Expert Monica Martinez President

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: July 31st, 2009

When it comes to bilingual education, many people feel it is all one and the same. That is, as long as there are students, a teacher and two languages in the same classroom, then it must be a bilingual program, right? Wrong.

Actress Ruth Livier, New Media Pioneer, A Latina Tina Fey – Season 2 of Ylse will launch late in August

In Memoriam: Mario F. Vazquez -vNovember 25, 1946-July 10, 2009

PBS and impreMedia to Live Stream Spanish Language Version of Sotomayor Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: July 9th, 2009 (10 days worth)

First Choice Power Donates $50,000 to Texas LULAC; Sponsorship Benefits Hispanic Education, Leadership Programs

Carlos Ponce To Play Hot Latin Yoga Teacher In New Vince Vaughn/Jon Favreau movie Couples Retreat – (but why the stereotype)

Tres Generaciones(R) Tequila Introduces the COA Award Created To Honor the New Generation of Latino Filmmakers

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: June 23rd, 2009

Raza Studies helps teacher understand kids – Tucson Unified School District

College Board Report Sheds Light on Why Writing Matters – Especially for Immigrant Students and Second-Language Learners

Amazing Course of English on YouTube Teaches Successfully to Thousands of People

GlobalEnglish Partners With Mexican Nonprofit Youth Program to Develop Critical English Communication Skills – INROADS Mexico to Use the GlobalEnglish Service to Help Gifted Interns Master Business English Communication Skills and Further International Career Opportunities

Hispanic y Latino News for Monday June 8th, 2009

Teacher & Author Reyna Grande

HablaLibre Publishing Releases the First Point-and-Click System for Hispanics to Build and Manage Internet Businesses in Their Own Language

The children of Hispanic migrant farm workers in a sparsely populated area of central Florida finally have access to a pre-school and can now dream of becoming doctors, teachers or nurses. – Mulberry, Florida

In 1961, Albert Pinelo moved to the United States from Cuba with dreams of making a name for himself. Now almost 48 years later Pinelo has done more than that. Pinelo, a retired political science professor, began teaching at Northern Kentucky University in 1972. He was recently awarded the title of emeritus professor.

Teacher’s Day in Puerto Rico is no longer a paid holiday for teachers. The Department of Education says some 43,000 teachers will work all commemorative days for the next two years, including the day that honors their profession.

Lowering bar on Florida’s teachers’ ESOL is a bad idea – A quarter-million Florida kids are learning English for the first time. In South Florida, it’s about one in seven children. Under state rules, they’re expected to master the language in two years and pass the FCAT.

Honduras Honors Noted Los Angeles Attorney Jose Mariano Castillo by Naming New School after Him

News Summaries for January 28th, 2009

Notre Dame teacher incorporates Zumba classes into PE program – Elementary School in Texas

R.I.P. – Some of the gente we lost in 2008 – Hispanic/Latino deaths in 2008

News Summary for December 23rd – 28th, 2008

ESOL advocates fighting loss of teacher training – Florida

News Summary for December 19th-22nd, 2008

Founders of latinoteca.com wanted to create a site where teachers, students and others interested in Latino culture could find what they needed.

Veteran Educator Wins Baby Abuelita National Song Contest – Maria de la Luz Huizar

News Summaries for Friday – December 12th, 2008 – includes Business & Entertainment

Changes in Head Start Will Better Prepare Latino Children to Succeed in School

Colombia: Social Conflict Replaces Warfare – Social conflict has overtaken the center of the political stage, displacing President Alvaro Uribe, who merely repeats the script that brought him so much success in the war: the Indians, sugarcane workers, teachers, government workers, truckers, and anyone else who protests and mobilizes is being manipulated by the FARC guerrillas.

Dynamic New Spanish Program From Glencoe Empowers Students to Achieve Written and Oral Proficiency

News Summary for Tuesday – December 2nd, 2008

A battle over language: How to prepare, or not, for bilingual students? – Should a reading teacher who works with students learning English as a second language have special training?

News Summary for Wednesday – November 19th, 2008

Five New Cities Added to National Hispanic Family Literacy Program

Fourth International Flamenco Fest at GALA with artists from Spain and the United States – Washington DC

Juárez Mayor Jose Reyes Ferriz on Tuesday announced a citywide security program for schools following widespread extortion threats against teacher

News Summary for Tuesday – November 18th, 2008

Mexican schoolteachers victims of extortion racket – Gangs threatening teachers to hand over Christmas bonuses or see harm done to their families or students

Phoenix to Host Largest Ever National Conference for Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Nov. 12 – 16, 2008

News Summary – November 4th – 6th, 2008

Bilingual Latino Literature conference to feature public readings by acclaimed writers, poets – UCSC campus November 6-8

Palm Beach County’s 2008 Hispanic Teacher of the Year honored – Dolores Santiago

Univision’s Julie Stav Honored at the 3rd Annual National Council on Economic Education Visionary Awards Dinner

Blogante News Summary for October 21st-23rd, 2008

Dallas schools superintendent Michael Hinojosa said Wednesday that bilingual teachers were largely protected from recent layoffs because of the district’s student population.

Former Head of US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Launches Affordable Healthcare for the 75 Million Uninsured and Underinsured

State Farm® boosts commitment to solving Latino dropout rate

ABCTE Partners With Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to Recruit More Teachers of Color for High-Need Florida Schools

Hispanic Business Announces 2008 EOY Winner’s Circle Scholarship Recipients – MarketWatch

It is not often middle school students can hear directly from a world leader. On Sept. 25, the students at Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science and Engineering (CSS) got their chance when Leonel Fernández, president of the Dominican Republic, came to visit.

Brazilian Super Production ‘Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands’ Coming to CaribeVision

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