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Putting Latinnnovating Stories to Work in K-12 Schools; a Call for Expectation Reform for Latino Students
On the stage as keynote speaker in Denver recently, I introduced the words “expectation reform” to the large gathering of K-12 educators and administrators attending the Green Schools National Conference. This came after sharing three stories of three “Latinnovators” and … Continue reading
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Tagged achievement gap, college, crisis in education, gracefully global, green economy, green entrepreneurs, green jobs, green Latino, high school dropout, Hispanic, Latina, Latina entrepreneur, Latina leader, Latinnovating, Latinos in green, leadership in green, mentoring, sustainability
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Celebrating, a little bit, the Uptick in Latino College Enrollment
My Twitter-loving friends have been abuzz about the recent Pew Hispanic Center Research report that announced 24% Growth in Hispanic College Enrollment from 2009 to 2010. Overall sentiment “It’s Not Enough.” My tweet on this topic: “It’s not enough by … Continue reading
Familia AND a Four Year Degree
This week I had the honor of presenting at National Hispanic University in East San Jose. NHU is hosting their annual Summer Bridge program for Trio students. This term refers to those students who are: from low-income families the first … Continue reading
Crowdsourcing and Brainstorming with White House Leaders on Latino Education
Yesterday was a profoundly interesting day. I was invited to attend the #LATISM (Latinos in Social Media)-hosted #Latino2 event at the Computer History Museum in Mountain (Silicon Valley.) In one day, I was able to: enjoy a panel of six … Continue reading
The Two by 2020 Mentoring Challenge
It came to me tonight on an airplane, the answer to the “What can each of us do?” question about improving today’s dismal higher education levels of American Latinos. The need for ALL college-educated Americans to understand the gravity of … Continue reading
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Tagged college, crisis in education, education, high school dropout, innovation, Latina leader, Latino, Latino entrepreneur, leadership, mentoring
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