Tag Archives: hispanic
Latinos, immigrants, finish STEM at different rates
January 27, 2013 – 9:21 pm
A study from the National Center for Educational Statistics recently looked at the educational attainment of Latino and Asian immigrants, and undergraduates who had immigrant… more
Less Latino tech workers in Silicon Valley
December 5, 2012 – 10:25 pm
An analysis by the San Jose Mercury News found that Latino tech workers in Silicon Valley decreased from 2000 to 2010, along with African-Americans. Instead,… more
Florida lowers standards for Latino, black students
October 18, 2012 – 12:21 am
The Florida Board of Education voted to set different standards of reading and math achievement for students based on their race and ethnicity this month.… more
Young Latinos more entrepreneurial than other groups
October 17, 2012 – 11:38 pm
Latinos between the ages of 18 and 34 tend to be more entrepreneurial than their white or African American counterparts, according to a recent report… more
Nuevo Labs: a Latino biz accelerator
October 17, 2012 – 12:05 am
Nuevo Labs is a Chicago-based business accelerator program trying to develop Latino entrepreneurial talent. Co-created by Patricia Martinez and Juan Hernández, applications for businesses and… more
1 in 6 Latino kids can’t take high school physics
October 16, 2012 – 11:18 pm
About 1 in 6 Latino students in the country couldn’t take physics in high school if they wanted to — because their schools don’t offer… more
CODE2040 seeking Latino, black software engineers
September 25, 2012 – 10:40 am
CODE2040 is a non-profit organization that works to help black and Latino software engineers gain experience and networking opportunities in Silicon Valley. We wrote about… more
STEM majors profitable for Latino students
September 17, 2012 – 3:00 pm
A study in Research in Higher Education found that, “majoring in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) proves to be the most profitable for minority… more
5 Latino role models for students in STEM
September 15, 2012 – 11:51 am
By Cammy Harbison, Voxxi
According to a report compiled by Pew Research Center, one in every five students in America is now of Hispanic descent.… more
Ethnicities of major U.S. cities
August 29, 2012 – 6:00 pm
This cool graphic from Upworthy shows ethnicities by region, state, city. As to be expected, much of the Southwest is Mexican or Hispanic. The image… more
