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Emerging Scholars: Navigating North and South for Native Knowledge

Dr. Erich Fox Tree didn’t plan to study linguistic anthropology, but fieldwork in Guatemala prompted him to examine…

January 11, 2006

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Bringing A Cultural Consciousness To the Classroom

GREELEY, Colo. The town of Greeley, perched on northern Colorado’s prairie, is like many other communities across the United States that are

October 5, 2005

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The State of Latino Education: A War Against Ignorance

The State of Latino Education: A War Against IgnoranceThe population of Latinos in the United States has skyrocketed to approximately 40 million, and they’ve begun to move into virtually every state in the union, particularly into the Midwest, Northwest and Southeast. Yet, with the exception of many schools in the Southwest, many schools from K-12 […]

June 16, 2004

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Hal Tatakallam al-Lugha al-Arabiya?

Hal Tatakallam al-Lugha al-Arabiya?(Do You Speak Arabic?)Habla Español? Parlez-vous Francais? Hal tatakallam al-lugha al-Arabiya? Most Americans have to answer “no.” Never mind the more esoteric questions.We don’t speak Spanish or French or Arabic, and we aren’t trying to master those languages. We are speaking English, broken, Ebonic, fractured. We are clinging to our national origin. […]

November 21, 2001

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Highlights from the Two Major Party Platforms on Education

Highlights from the Two Major Party Platforms on EducationDemocrats Propose:n That teachers who agree to teach in a school that needs their help would get financial assistance for college tuition or student loans, or a hiring bonus for those willing to switch careers. The Democrats also advocate alternative certification so that those who choose to […]

October 11, 2000

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Chicano Studies

Chicano StudiesAs America’s Latino diaspora evolves, so does the fieldBy Roberto RodriguezFounded some 30 years ago and at one time believed to be on the verge of extinction, the field of Chicano studies is constantly expanding. As Puerto Rican and Cuban communities grew in the United States in the 1960s and ’70s, so did the […]

September 27, 2000

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Sen. Lieberman and The Diversity Dilemma

Sen. Lieberman and The Diversity DilemmaT he conventional political wisdom about the major political parties is that Republicans ignore African Americans, and Democrats take us for granted.  Thus, 84 percent of us voted Democratic in 1996, because, according to the adage, we had nowhere else to go. But earlier this month, the Republican National Convention […]

August 30, 2000

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No Matter How You Say it, Bilingual Education Is for Everyone

No Matter How You Say it, Bilingual Education Is for EveryoneWhat does it mean to be one in vision?  It means that we share a vision for excellence. In 1975, when the National Association for Bilingual Educators was founded, we just had some notions of how to teach our children. We insisted on equity. We […]

March 29, 2000

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For Hispanics, Demographic Imperative Drives Educational Mandate

For Hispanics, Demographic Imperative Drives Educational MandateLike most Americans, the number of Hispanic workers who have college degrees has increased since 1973. But while Hispanics have made gains, they still continue to be significantly underrepresented on the nation’s college campuses, according to a new report by the Educational Testing Service and the Hispanic Association of […]

October 13, 1999

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Washington Briefs

HBCUs to Get $2.1 Million from Human Services AgencyWASHINGTON — Black colleges and universities will get a share of more than $20 million in new federal funding to help improve the economic outlook of low-income neighborhoods nationwide, officials here say.At least $2.1 million in the Urban and Rural Community Economic Development program will go to […]

September 29, 1999

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The Life After Death of Proposition 187

The Life After Death of Proposition 187 By Sandra HernandezFor nearly four years Carlos Montes has lived in fear, wondering what would happen if Proposition 187 were allowed to take effect. “I just kept wondering why this happened. It’s all very complicated, but I knew that suddenly a pregnant women might get turned away at […]

September 1, 1999

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Grants & Awards

Colorado State University has received a $1.8 million federal grant to assist public schools across the West with desegregation efforts and to promote equity in education for all students. The funds will go to a new Equity Assistance Center designed to serve public school districts and tribal education agencies across a six-state region that includes […]

August 18, 1999