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Illinois Dream Fund To Begins Accepting Scholarship Applications in November
October 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The Illinois Dream Fund, which has collected $500,000 from private donors, announced Friday that on Nov. 1 it will begin accepting applications for the scholarships it will award to undocumented students eager to enter college. continue reading »
Latina College Scholarship Opportunities Available, Includes Travel to Israel
March 3, 2011 | by HS News Staff
Following a decade of training and developing the next generation of Latina leaders through its unique Washington DC-based program for college-age women, Latinas Learning to Lead (LLL), continue reading »
MALDEF Members Named to Newly Formed Education Board
March 2, 2011 | by HS News Staff
United States Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, has just appointed MALDEF President and General Counsel, Thomas A. Saenz, and MALDEF board member, Jesse Ruiz, among twenty-eight members of the Department of Education’s newly created Equity and Excellence Commission. continue reading »
Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation for International Photography Announces Grant Opportunity
March 1, 2011 | by HS News Staff
The Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation for International Photography is currently seeking to award one social documentary photographic project produced in the journalistic tradition of Manuel Rivera-Ortiz. continue reading »
AT&T Hosting National High Technology Event for Minority Students
February 26, 2011 | by HS News Staff
AT&T's Hispanic/Latino Association, HACEMOS, joins forces with Junior Achievement (JA) and its JA Job Shadow® initiative, to host more than 1,400 low-income and at-risk high school students in 22 cities across the country for the 13th Annual HACEMOS National High Technology Day. continue reading »
Univision Launches 2nd Phase of Education Initiative: Es El Momento
February 25, 2011 | by HS News Staff
Univision Communications Inc., the leading media company serving Hispanic America, today unveiled the second phase of its highly successful, multi-platform education initiative, Es El Momento (The Moment is Now). continue reading »
Chicago’s Renaissance 2010: More Success with High Schools
February 24, 2011 | by Hechinger Report
Nearly seven years ago, Chicago launched a plan to create 100 new schools. On February 17th, WBEZ released a school-by-school update on how well those “Renaissance 2010” schools are performing on state tests. continue reading »
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Board Chair, Rep. Charles Gonzalez, Education the Key for Latinos
February 23, 2011 | by Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus’s new Board Chair, Rep. Charles A. Gonzalez, begins his thirteenth year in Congress with a focus on providing opportunities for young Latinos to achieve the American Dream. continue reading »
Rhythms of Life
February 22, 2011 | by Dr. Ellen McMahon
This time of year, with winter continuing longer that anyone thinks it should, I find myself wanting to do nothing more than stay home curled up with a good book or just puttering around the house doing usually avoided chores. continue reading »
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Launches Young Latino Leaders in Washington Program
February 18, 2011 | by HS News Staff
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), the nation's premier Latino youth leadership development and educational organization, today announced its newest leadership development initiative, the "Young Latino Leaders in Washington, D.C. Program." continue reading »
US Department of Labor Announces Grant Competition to help Former Offenders Gain Career Skills
February 17, 2011 | by HS News Staff
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of approximately $11.7 million in grant funds to serve adult offenders who are returning from incarceration to high-poverty, high-crime communities. continue reading »
The President Unveils a Budget to Win the Future for Our Kids (VIDEO)
February 16, 2011 | by HS News Staff
The budget going through Congress can often come off as boring process, one too mired in details and political back-and-forth to be worth following. But the President traveled to Parkville Middle School continue reading »
Whose Job is it?
February 14, 2011 | by Dr. Ellen McMahon
How do you know when someone has not only heard what you have to say but actually understood your message? Is it your job, the sender of the message, to make sure the receiver of the message has understood your message in the way you intended? continue reading »
Tips for Mid Terms - They’re Just Around the Corner
February 12, 2011 | by HS News Staff
Second semester is in full swing, and believe it or not, midterms are right around the corner. Many students can feel extremely pressured right about now, especially when their test-taking anxiety sets in. continue reading »
SAVE OUR SCHOOLS -SELLING KIDS SHORT: A broken education system threatens America’s growth
February 11, 2011 | by The Daily
A good education is the lifeblood of the American dream. For millions of young Americans, that dream is now in jeopardy because the education system is failing them. continue reading »
