Honoring Latino Heritage Means Investing in Our Children’s Education
October 15, 2025 by Genesis Carela As Hispanic Heritage Month draws to a close, I reflect on my family’s journey and the future of Latino children across MA
Why Are Latino Students from Low-Income Backgrounds Outperforming Their More Affluent Peers? Understanding the NAEP SES Index
July 17, 2025 by Hector Biaggi New NAEP data has a new index to assess students’ socioeconomic status, but with recent NAEP cuts, this data may never come to light
More Intersections: Why We Need Afro-Latino Representation in Children’s Books
September 25, 2024 by Letisha Marrero Latinos deserve to have books to which they can relate and aspire. Non-Latinos should learn about rich, diverse cultures.
Highlighting the Afro in Afro-Latinidad
March 04, 2024 by Manny Zapata In the wake of Black History Month, Manny Zapata highlights the Afro-Latino experience and what it means to be both Latino and Black.
Policy and Mindsets Must Change to Truly Prepare Students for College & Career Success
October 18, 2023 by EdTrust When I look out at my classroom, I reflect on my last eight years as a teacher. I think of all of the faces, lessons, heart to hearts, and the…
Updating Federal Policy to Ensure That Hispanic-Serving Institutions Are Serving Latino Students
October 09, 2023 by Gina Garcia, Jessie Hernandez-Reyes In our last blog post, we outlined what it means to be a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and how HSIs can better serve Latino students. In this blog post, we’ll look…
How Hispanic-Serving Institutions and Federal Policymakers Can Better Serve Latino Students
September 18, 2023 by Gina Garcia, Jessie Hernandez-Reyes Latino students now make up a fifth of all students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities. This record enrollment of Latino students is forcing higher education leaders and practitioners to…
Black, Latina Child Care Providers Face Heaviest Burden in Struggling Industry
February 22, 2022 by EdTrust New research by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and The Education Trust finds compounding inequities magnify challenges for female child care providers of color Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Chamber of…
Getting Latino Students Better Access to Non-Novice Teachers
December 15, 2021 by Every year, thousands of individuals take on one of the most important jobs: TEACHING. While new teachers bring energy…