Stories tagged: "education"

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Florida 70+ Teachers Leave Broward Schools as Union Blasts ‘Relaxed’ Social Distancing

"We are seeing classrooms with 25 students, 20 students, with not six feet of social distancing," said Ana Fusco, Broward Teachers Union president.

January 20, 2021 4:16 pm EST Giselle Balido Giselle Balido
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Education Florida’s Dept. of Education May Put Thousands of ESL Students at Risk

Nearly 300,000 Spanish-speaking students in Florida will have to take a test in person at a time when COVID cases are on the rise.

January 14, 2021 5:37 pm EST Mivette Vega Mivette Vega
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Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Teachers Federation Slams March School Reopening

The president of the federation said schools are not ready to open because of the high COVID-19 positivity rate and the over 100 school buildings in disrepair after last year's earthquakes.

January 5, 2021 6:22 pm EST Mivette Vega Mivette Vega
Culture Latino-Heroes
Culture 5 Latino Trailblazers Who Should Be in All History Books

From traveling to space to advocating for equal rights, these five Latinos aimed high and made history.

December 22, 2020 3:20 pm EST Jessica Torres Jessica Torres
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Education Bye Bye, Betsy! Puerto Rican Dr. Miguel Cardona Is Poised to Be the Next Education Secretary.

When appointed, Dr. Miguel Cardona would be the second Latino to serve as US Secretary of Education.

December 22, 2020 2:42 pm EST Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz

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Education Dr. Jill Biden’s Community College Experience Is Just What We Need in the White House. Period.

Teaching at a community college shows how underserved many low-income students are, but it also reveals what is possible and the extraordinary, yet unfulfilled gifts of our people.

December 18, 2020 8:54 am EST Ileana Rodríguez Ileana Rodríguez
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Education Schools Often Ignore Gifted Black and Latino Students. Here’s What Needs to Be Done.

“Little has been done that actually addresses this as a systemic issue that is discriminatory and hurtful to entire populations of youth.”

December 10, 2020 5:41 pm EST Giselle Balido Giselle Balido