education

College to host conference for 400 middle school and high school Latino boys

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Southwestern Community College has gone through many changes and has dealt with many issues, none bigger than the issue of their accreditation. After the last review in January by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) the college was found out of compliance in ten areas and put on probation.</p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Last Tuesday, the Senate voted to block discussion of the National Defense Authorization Act, which included a provision to outlaw the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, as well as one to enact the DREAM Act.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Reid should force those senators voting no to do so time and again until they’re faced with withdrawing funding from the Pentagon or doing the right thing for gays and lesbians and for immigrant students.</p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; This week an important event in our nation’s capital brought together experts to examine this problem: Although education is the key to our future success as a country and the cornerstone of our democracy, we have allowed our students to fall behind. This has never been truer for Latino students. Educational opportunities for Latino students — who comprise over a fifth of the nation’s school children — are being disproportionately affected by this crisis in America.</p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; En la única ocasión en que se salió de su personaje de comentarista ultraconservador durante su intervención en una audiencia del Congreso sobre los trabajadores agrícolas indocumentados, el comediante Stephen Colbert no pudo haber sido más serio: “Me gusta hablar sobre gente que no tiene ningún poder”.</p>

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