According to NPR, research shows that African-American and Latino children with autism are diagnosed at older ages compared to white children, which gives them less of an opportunity for proper intervention and treatment. Apparently, this is especially true of minimally verbal children who are often diagnosed later. There are various reasons why a child may […]
According to a study from the western division of the Education Trust, Latino students continue to fall between the cracks of California’s education system despite composing 51 percent of the state’s overall student population. The study reveals that the number of Latinos receiving associate’s and bachelor’s degrees doubled over the last decade, but Latino adults […]
According to a study by the Journal of Adolescent Health, even Latino U.S. citizens are experiencing high levels of anxiety and distress over the current immigration debate. The study might even be one of the first to quantify just how traumatizing recent events have been for some Latino parents, regardless of their immigration status. Researchers […]
According to Beatriz Acevedo, our economic landscape is shifting towards Latinos, but many people are not noticing this like a blind spot when you are driving. Acevedo, who is the founding partner and president of the digital media company called mitú, argues that Latinos’ substantial contributions to the U.S. economy have essentially gone unnoticed by […]
According to a report released in February by California Competes, California’s high school graduation rates have increased significantly in recent years, but the percentage of those students who complete their college education continues to lag. California competes is a policy and advocacy organization that focuses on the state’s system of higher education and their findings […]
Unfortunately, California’s Latino students are not succeeding at school at the same rate as students from other ethnic groups. Latino students make up the majority in California, with 3.3 million Latinos attending California’s K-12 public schools. There are also 1 million Latino students that comprise 35 percent of California’s higher education student population. Ryan Smith, […]
According to a 2016 survey of Latino adults by Pew Research Center, three-quarters of U.S. Latinos get their news from internet sources on a typical weekday. Surprisingly, this is almost equal to the share of U.S. Latinos that get their news from television. In recent years, the share of people getting their news from TV […]
According to federal mortgage data, of the over 296,000 home loans issued in California in 2015, 48.5 percent went to white homebuyers, while Latinos got 21.2 percent and African-Americans secured just three percent. The data was analyzed by The Greenlining Institute and National Community Reinvestment Coalition, which studied mortgages issued statewide. The report focused specifically […]
Covina-Valley Unified School District has a high student success rate and has managed to narrow its Latino achievement gap. Latino students make up 75 percent of the district’s 12,000-student enrollment and have a 97 percent graduation rate, which is among the highest percentages of any ethnic group in any district in California. The Latino students […]
Latinos are one of the fastest growing populations in the United States and their influence can be felt in many places. Latinos in the United States often have a habit of using Spanish and English interchangeably, which people call this habit speaking Spanglish. The reason for this is that Latinos grow up with two cultures […]
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