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Profiles in Education Equity: Sandra Rodriguez, Advocacy Director at Latinos for Education
by Ed TrustSandra Rodríguez is a native Houstonian, daughter of immigrant parents, and the advocacy director at Latinos for Education, where she leads the organization’s …
Profile in Education Equity – Betsy Bonilla Jimenez-Hurst, Executive Director, HOLA Lakeway
Betsy Bonilla Jimenez-Hurst is from Costa Rica but has spent nearly 20 years living in Tennessee. She currently serves as the executive director of HOLA Lakewa…
Getting Latino Students Better Access to Non-Novice Teachers
Every year, thousands of individuals take on one of the most important jobs: TEACHING. While new teachers bring energy and passion into their classrooms and sc…
Let’s Not Forget About English Learners: Targeting Resources From the American Rescue Plan for Their Needs
by Terra Wallin, Rosario Quiroz Villarreal, and Roxanne GarzaSchool districts are currently faced with a tremendous opportunity: to determine how to use over $125 billion of federal funding from the American Rescue Plan …
The Importance of Grow Your Own Programs to Recruit Teachers of Color
by Ruby AguilarMy first day as an education major, I had no idea whether teaching would be my passion, but I did feel like I didn’t belong in that classroom alongside my Whit…
Inequities in Advanced Coursework
by Kayla Patrick, Allison Rose Socol, and Ivy MorganBlack and Latino students across the country experience inequitable access to advanced coursework opportunities. They are locked out of these opportunities ear…
Getting To & Through College: Joscelyn Guzman
More Latinos are going to college than ever before, but as Joscelyn Guzman, a first-generation Mexican-American learned firsthand, getting there is the first o…
Broken Mirrors II: How Many Latino Students Are at Public Colleges & Universities? Not As Many As There Should Be.
by Marshall Anthony Jr. and Kayla C. ElliottSeptember 15 marks the start of National Hispanic Heritage month, when we honor the many cultural and economic contributions of Latinos, who comprise nearly on…
Our Stories, Our Struggles, Our Strengths
by Ashley GriffinAmerica is experiencing a diverse, cultural shift and the teacher workforce is lagging behind: While Latino students make up 25 percent of the U.S. student pop…
