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The Foreclosure Generation |
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The Long-Term Impact of the Housing Crisis on Latino Children and Families By the National Council of La Raza, 2010 Despite positive signs that our overall economy is emerging from the deepest recession since the Great Depression, the socioeconomic status of Latino families has not improved and continues to lag behind that of other Americans. More than one million Latino workers have lost their jobs, and Latinos have experienced the largest increase in unemployment of any group since the recession began in December 2007. Unfortunately, the worst may be yet to come; it is estimated that more than 1.3 million Latino families will lose their homes to foreclosure between 2009 and 2012. |
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Best practices in the middle grades identified |
Best practices in the middle grades identified By Mary Ann Zehr, EdWeek, February 25, 2010Using students’ test scores as one part of evaluations for teachers, principals, and superintendents is associated with better academic performance at schools serving the middle grades, a report released this week has found. |
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Roving rally upstages UCSD teach-in |
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By Steve Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, February 25, 2010 Several hundred University of California San Diego students and others staged a roving protest in the heart of the school on Wednesday, taking administrators to task for not doing more to improve the racial climate on campus. Stung by a pair of racially-charged incidents, the students even stormed out of an administration-organized teach-in aimed at addressing the thorny issue, saying that Chancellor Marye Anne Fox is the one who needs schooling. |
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A jumble of strong feelings after vote on a troubled school |
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By Katie Zezima, New York Times, February 24, 2010 CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. — Like many other teenagers in this troubled city, Sheila Gomes said she found a surrogate family outside her home at Central Falls High School. |
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Emotional Training Helps Kids Fight Depression |
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By Allison Aubrey, NPR, January 18, 2010 How many of us have caught ourselves thinking, "Ugh, this will never work out," or "How could I be so stupid?" "There's a pretty common bias to think about the negative," says researcher Jane Gilham of the Penn Resiliency Program, a behavioral therapy program at the University of Pennsylvania. |
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