By Doug MacEachern
The unsupportable claim that the ethnic-studies classes of Tucson Unified School District somehow improve the academic performance of its students has survived a slew of critics.
But now, the district's own statisticians have - finally - examined the claims and found them lacking. Can the true believers ignore the district's own findings, too?
Posted By Diana Rosendo
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Tucson Schools may strip Ethnic Studies as requirement
TUCSON - Some Mexican American Studies courses would no longer be used to satisfy core-curriculum requirements under a resolution expected to be presented Tuesday to the Tucson Unified School District board.
The resolution is offered by board President Mark Stegeman and has created a division among board members over a program that already has garnered the attention of state lawmakers.
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The resolution is offered by board President Mark Stegeman and has created a division among board members over a program that already has garnered the attention of state lawmakers.
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GOP Hispanic Conference Highlights Deep Denial on Immigration
Today, in Miami, the Republican-backed Hispanic Leadership Network hosted a conference to “provide a unique opportunity for center-right leaders to speak with—and more importantly listen to—the Hispanic community,” according to conference co-chair Jeb Bush.
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[posted by Ariana Hernandez]
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The Three Amigos on Immigration: Reps. Smith (TX), Gallegly (CA), and King (IA)
The leaders of House Mass Deportation Caucus, Reps. Smith, Gallegly, and King, are not only driving the GOP immigration strategy, they are driving their party off of a political cliff.
Those “Three Amigos” are proving to be the GOP’s lead strategists not only on immigration reform – but Latino politics. Saner heads have tried to prevail on the Republican side, but to no avail. The efforts of Jeb Bush, Tom Ridge, and even Newt Gingrich to get the Republican Party to move away from anti-immigrant policies and rhetoric alienating Hispanic voters has hit a brick wall -- built by Smith, Gallegly and King.
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[posted by Ariana Hernandez]
Those “Three Amigos” are proving to be the GOP’s lead strategists not only on immigration reform – but Latino politics. Saner heads have tried to prevail on the Republican side, but to no avail. The efforts of Jeb Bush, Tom Ridge, and even Newt Gingrich to get the Republican Party to move away from anti-immigrant policies and rhetoric alienating Hispanic voters has hit a brick wall -- built by Smith, Gallegly and King.
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[posted by Ariana Hernandez]
Poll: Latino Voters Have 'Widely Negative' Views Of GOP
WASHINGTON -- A recent poll out of California found an uphill battle for Republicans hoping to make inroads with Latinos, the largest and fastest growing minority in the United States.
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[posted by Ariana Hernandez]
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[posted by Ariana Hernandez]
Hispanic Census numbers are staggering!
By now you have probably heard about the US Census numbers from the 2010 Census. His-panics accounted for 56 percent of the nation’s growth; most of this growth reflects new births. While indeed these numbers are staggering for the general public, for the Hispanic community this growth has been self-evident.
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Posted by Montzerrat Garcia.
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Posted by Montzerrat Garcia.
The Urgency of Latino Education Attainment
Reflecting on the 2010 Census results and the dramatic increase in the U.S. Latino community, I ask myself how we once again find ourselves in the same predicament as ten years ago, with no national sense of urgency to fix Latino education when it has significant implications for our future workforce.
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Posted by Montzerrat Garcia.
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Posted by Montzerrat Garcia.
There is a Difference between One and Ten
In the mid-sixties, I attended a lecture by Dr. Ernesto Galarza. Someone in the audience asked him why politicos and those in social movements didn’t care about Mexican Americans. Galarza responded that most elected officials that were Democrats cared about Mexican Americans but that we were never their number one priority or even close to it on their do list.
Galarza went to the blackboard and drew a vertical line and showed the difference between one and ten. According to Galarza, the legislators would negotiate with the other party that also had its priorities, and if they got the majority of their first five items, they would consider the legislative session successful. For years, farm workers or “Mexican” issues never seemed to break out of the number ten spot. Democrats cared about Mexicans, but just not enough to invite them to the wedding.
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Posted by Montzerrat Garcia.
Galarza went to the blackboard and drew a vertical line and showed the difference between one and ten. According to Galarza, the legislators would negotiate with the other party that also had its priorities, and if they got the majority of their first five items, they would consider the legislative session successful. For years, farm workers or “Mexican” issues never seemed to break out of the number ten spot. Democrats cared about Mexicans, but just not enough to invite them to the wedding.
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Posted by Montzerrat Garcia.
Border Communities are Ground Zero for Hunger
— The tiny towns in the borderland of East San Diego County —Campo, Boulevard and Tierra del Sol— mark the road north for hundreds of migrants as they cross the border and travel on. Hardly any migrants stay — just those who die in the crossing. Instead, for the people who live here, some with roots going back for generations, these tiny communities are home to growing hunger and poverty.
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Posted by Montzerrat Garcia.
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Posted by Montzerrat Garcia.
Percentage of Latino children in preschool declining
Reversing a decades-long trend, the percentage of Latino children attending preschool across the U.S. declined between 2005 and 2009, with possible far-reaching consequences for California.
That’s the conclusion of a report by UC Berkeley researchers, to be released at the Education Writers Association’s annual conference in New Orleans.
The drop in Latino attendance could be a result of multiple factors, the researchers say. One is that the unemployment rate of Hispanic women over the age of 20 nearly doubled between 2005 and 2009, mainly as a fallout from the Great Recession that began in 2007. That means that these women either were less able to afford preschool, or felt that it wasn’t needed because they could care for their children themselves at no cost.
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Posted by Montzerrat Garcia.
That’s the conclusion of a report by UC Berkeley researchers, to be released at the Education Writers Association’s annual conference in New Orleans.
The drop in Latino attendance could be a result of multiple factors, the researchers say. One is that the unemployment rate of Hispanic women over the age of 20 nearly doubled between 2005 and 2009, mainly as a fallout from the Great Recession that began in 2007. That means that these women either were less able to afford preschool, or felt that it wasn’t needed because they could care for their children themselves at no cost.
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Posted by Montzerrat Garcia.
The Dream of a Mercado in Barrio Logan finally becomes reality!
Editorial:
For the past 22 years the residents of Barrio Logan have been waiting for the empty lot along Cesar Chavez Parkway to be developed. Finally, after many starts and stops, unfulfilled promises and political wrangling, the Mercado Del Barrio Project is set to begin construction next week.
For the residents of this community there is a sigh of relief because the seven acre lot has been nothing more than an eye sore for the past two decades.
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Posted by Montzerrat Garcia.
For the past 22 years the residents of Barrio Logan have been waiting for the empty lot along Cesar Chavez Parkway to be developed. Finally, after many starts and stops, unfulfilled promises and political wrangling, the Mercado Del Barrio Project is set to begin construction next week.
For the residents of this community there is a sigh of relief because the seven acre lot has been nothing more than an eye sore for the past two decades.
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Posted by Montzerrat Garcia.
Save Ethnic Studies CSU Tour
The California Faculty Association, San Diego Chapter will host a delegation from the Arizona’s “Save Ethnic Studies” organization on Wednesday, March 16, 2011, from 5:00-7:00 p.m., as part of the “Save Ethnic Studies” California State University tour. The “Save Ethnic Studies” presentations will include an overview of the work that Critical Raza Educators in Tucson public schools are doing and describe the struggle these educators are waging against Arizona’s legislative attacks on academic freedom and cultural competence in Arizona’s education system. It will also provide a context for related issues that are currently occurring in California.
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Posted by Montzerrat Garcia.
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Posted by Montzerrat Garcia.
Census: A More Diverse California Means Big Political Changes Ahead
The most diverse state in the nation became even more so over the past decade, with big shifts in California’s ethnic populations certain to trigger seismic changes in its political landscape as well.
Even as the state’s overall population grew more slowly than at any time in the last century, the Latino and Asian populations experienced robust growth, according to 2010 U.S. Census data released Tuesday. Demographers attribute much of the growth to an infusion of immigrants from places like Central America, South Asia, Korea and the Philippines, though census data on those populations won’t be available for some time.
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Posted by Montzerrat Garcia.
Even as the state’s overall population grew more slowly than at any time in the last century, the Latino and Asian populations experienced robust growth, according to 2010 U.S. Census data released Tuesday. Demographers attribute much of the growth to an infusion of immigrants from places like Central America, South Asia, Korea and the Philippines, though census data on those populations won’t be available for some time.
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Posted by Montzerrat Garcia.
The Battle Over Redistricting — Will Latinos Be Represented?
WASHINGTON — It’s an impending battle: the process of redistricting throughout the country, where Hispanic political interests are at stake. The eye of the hurricane will most likely be in states with high Latino populations like Texas, Nevada and California.
A fierce battle will be waged which in the past has ended in the courts.
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Posted by Montzerrat Garcia.
A fierce battle will be waged which in the past has ended in the courts.
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Posted by Montzerrat Garcia.
OUR BARRIOS ARE NOT FOR SALE!!
On Saturday, January 29, the Save Our Barrios Coalition will hold a Barrio Congress (community meeting) to unite organizations and community activists and build a strategy to halt the gentrification (also called “community development”-amounting to destruction) of Logan Heights in San Diego and other communities throughout the United States.
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Posted by Montzerrat Garcia.
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Posted by Montzerrat Garcia.
Activist Nativo Lopez threatened with jail for 'gibberish'
A Superior Court judge this morning threatened to throw immigrant-rights activist Nativo Lopez back in jail if he doesn't stop with the legal gibberish.
Lopez, a recalled former Santa Ana schools trustee, faces eight voter fraud-related charges stemming from changing his voting address in 2008 from his Santa Ana home to the Boyle Heights office of Hermandad Mexicana Latinoamericana, a group he heads. He's alleged to have voted in L.A. County despite still living in Orange County.
Lopez is serving as his own attorney and Judge George G. Lomeli showed little patience with his unorthodox defense.
"If you continue your behavior, if you continue to disrupt this court with your nonsensical comments, the court will remand you into custody," Judge George G. Lomeli told Lopez at his mental competency hearing in Los Angeles today.
If Lomeli wasn't impressed with Lopez, the feeling appeared mutual.
"He got belligerent, threatening to arrest me for just asking a question," said Lopez, who had repeatedly told the judge, "I accept your dishonor."
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posted by izabel pintor.
Lopez, a recalled former Santa Ana schools trustee, faces eight voter fraud-related charges stemming from changing his voting address in 2008 from his Santa Ana home to the Boyle Heights office of Hermandad Mexicana Latinoamericana, a group he heads. He's alleged to have voted in L.A. County despite still living in Orange County.
Lopez is serving as his own attorney and Judge George G. Lomeli showed little patience with his unorthodox defense.
"If you continue your behavior, if you continue to disrupt this court with your nonsensical comments, the court will remand you into custody," Judge George G. Lomeli told Lopez at his mental competency hearing in Los Angeles today.
If Lomeli wasn't impressed with Lopez, the feeling appeared mutual.
"He got belligerent, threatening to arrest me for just asking a question," said Lopez, who had repeatedly told the judge, "I accept your dishonor."
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posted by izabel pintor.
Report: Mexican children vulnerable at border
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new report says a law designed to protect Mexican children who cross the US border alone is not being executed well, so the children remain vulnerable to drug cartels, gangs and other dangers.
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Posted by Izabel Pintor.
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Posted by Izabel Pintor.
Record number of Latinos voted in US last year
"WASHINGTON (AP) -- More Latinos than ever voted in the November 2010 election as a relatively young population reached the voting age, a fresh sign that the fastest growing U.S. minority stands as a formidable force in electoral politics.
A study by the Pew Hispanic Center found that 6.6 million Latinos, who mainly pick Democrats, voted in 2010, up from the 5.6 million who voted in the previous contests in 2006. As a share of the electorate, Latinos made up 6.9 percent of the 96 million voters in 2010, up from 5.8 percent of the 96.1 million voters four years earlier. The center released its report on Tuesday.
Among those record voters were 600,000 Latinos who turned 18 each year between 2006 and 2010 as well as 1.4 million foreign-born adult Latinos who became U.S. citizens and therefore eligible to vote, the center said.
"A lot of that growth is driven by U.S.-born young people who are coming of age and now (are) eligible to vote," said Mark Lopez, Pew Hispanic Center associate director.
Republicans and Democrats are certain to factor the voting numbers in any political calculation as they look to the presidency in 2012, control of Congress and elections for decades to come. Strong Hispanic growth in the Southwest and West could make some states more fertile territory for Democrats."
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Posted by Izabel pintor.
A study by the Pew Hispanic Center found that 6.6 million Latinos, who mainly pick Democrats, voted in 2010, up from the 5.6 million who voted in the previous contests in 2006. As a share of the electorate, Latinos made up 6.9 percent of the 96 million voters in 2010, up from 5.8 percent of the 96.1 million voters four years earlier. The center released its report on Tuesday.
Among those record voters were 600,000 Latinos who turned 18 each year between 2006 and 2010 as well as 1.4 million foreign-born adult Latinos who became U.S. citizens and therefore eligible to vote, the center said.
"A lot of that growth is driven by U.S.-born young people who are coming of age and now (are) eligible to vote," said Mark Lopez, Pew Hispanic Center associate director.
Republicans and Democrats are certain to factor the voting numbers in any political calculation as they look to the presidency in 2012, control of Congress and elections for decades to come. Strong Hispanic growth in the Southwest and West could make some states more fertile territory for Democrats."
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Posted by Izabel pintor.
Pew Analysis: Latino Voters are Many, but Not as Many as There Could Be
Despite strong recent turnouts at the polls, Latinos trail other groups when it comes to voting, according to an analysis of census data released Tuesday by the Pew Hispanic Center.
More than 6.6 million Latinos went to the polls in the recent November midterm election, making the group a rich prize for Democrats and Republicans in the 2012 cycle, which includes a battle for the presidency and control of both houses of Congress. The growing Latino population, particularly in the Southwest and West, makes the group a pillar of support for Democrats, who have been the beneficiaries of votes by Latinos, who generally favor the party's position on immigration reform
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Posted by Jessica Damian
More than 6.6 million Latinos went to the polls in the recent November midterm election, making the group a rich prize for Democrats and Republicans in the 2012 cycle, which includes a battle for the presidency and control of both houses of Congress. The growing Latino population, particularly in the Southwest and West, makes the group a pillar of support for Democrats, who have been the beneficiaries of votes by Latinos, who generally favor the party's position on immigration reform
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Posted by Jessica Damian
Sacramento Representatives Split on "Birthright Citizenship" Proposition
GOP Rep. Steve King of Iowa, the incoming chairman of the subcommittee that oversees immigration, is expected to push a bill that would deny "birthright citizenship" to such children.
The idea has a growing list of supporters, including Republican Reps. Tom McClintock of Elk Grove and Dan Lungren of Gold River, but it has aroused intense opposition, as well.
Democratic Rep. Doris Matsui of Sacramento called King's plan "both unconstitutional and shortsighted."
The issue is dividing Republicans, too.
"We find both this rhetoric and this unconstitutional conduct reprehensible, insulting and a poor reflection upon Republicans," DeeDee Blasé, the founder of Somos Republicans, a Latino GOP organization based in the Southwestern states, said in a letter to House Republican leaders.
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Posted by Jessia Damian
The idea has a growing list of supporters, including Republican Reps. Tom McClintock of Elk Grove and Dan Lungren of Gold River, but it has aroused intense opposition, as well.
Democratic Rep. Doris Matsui of Sacramento called King's plan "both unconstitutional and shortsighted."
The issue is dividing Republicans, too.
"We find both this rhetoric and this unconstitutional conduct reprehensible, insulting and a poor reflection upon Republicans," DeeDee Blasé, the founder of Somos Republicans, a Latino GOP organization based in the Southwestern states, said in a letter to House Republican leaders.
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Posted by Jessia Damian
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