Teen girls across the U.S. are experiencing dramatic increases in depression and mental illness, but social media and the pandemic have compounded the challenges for Latinas and other girls of color. Culturally competent therapy, whole-child educational initiatives and community-based solutions can help.
Read MoreLong under threat, Latin American journalists confront a new era of risk
Read MorePolicies, Demand, Spur Affordable Housing Shortage in Puerto Rico.
Read MoreAmidst a national climate of restriction — with states outlawing critical race theory in schools and conservatives banning books — Arizonans are in a rematch with a politician striking fear in educators who teach identity and racism.
Read MoreThe journalists behind the story of Black landowners who played important – but erased – roles in California’s Gold Rush show how they re-examined a history we thought we knew.
Read MoreIn San Diego, an artist’s new masterwork cements the role of historic Chicano Park as a global icon and a monument to the city’s Latino community.
Read MoreCommunity colleges are increasingly offering a more affordable alternative for Latino students when it comes to getting a bachelor’s degree.
Read MoreA Venezuelan journalist shares her story of pivotal and poignant life moments after weighing whether to join the U.S. military
Read MoreParents and educators may feel helpless to stop widespread drug use among adolescents, but evidence-based interventions can make a difference by building children’s skills and adult-child relationships.
Read MoreA half-century after the death of its iconic big-leaguer, Roberto Clemente, it’s a time of introspection for Puerto Rican baseball
Read MoreWhat if technology was steering your academic success? At one university, predictive analytics is helping more students of color reach graduation, but researchers raise alarm bells about possible pitfalls, and baked-in bias.
Read MoreThe debate surrounding on-campus police has intensified against the backdrop of school shootings and the racial reckoning ignited by the George Floyd tragedy. But who supports this intervention – and who opposes it – may be surprising, and their opposing views underscore the tension that pulls at the fabric of diverse communities across the U.S.
Read MoreEl debate en torno a la presencia policial en los campus se ha intensificado ante los tiroteos en centros escolares y la tensión racial que desató la trágica muerte de George Floyd. Pero puede resultar sorprendente quiénes apoyan estas intervenciones – y quiénes se oponen a ellas –, ya que sus posturas encontradas revelan la tensión entre las diversas comunidades de Estados Unidos.
Read MoreHer mother’s prison term turned her life upside down, but now Jade Green is leading an organization that’s transforming the lives of young people who have been involved in the justice system — inside a former youth detention center converted into a place of education and triumph.
Read MoreEl encarcelamiento de su madre le dio un vuelco a su vida, pero ahora, Jade Green encabeza una organización que está transformando las vidas de jóvenes que han lidiado con el sistema de justicia. Y lo está logrando desde un antiguo centro de detención para jóvenes que ha sido reconvertido en un espacio dedicado a la educación y al triunfo.
Read MoreLa experiencia de seguridad física y emocional de los estudiantes es fundamental para potenciar su capacidad de aprendizaje, de compresión de conceptos abstractos y para avanzar en su educación, según investigaciones de la psicología y la neurociencia.
Read MoreStudents’ experience of physical and emotional safety is crucial to their ability to learn, understand abstract concepts and advance educationally, according to psychological and neuroscience research.
Read MoreWhile time runs out and the planet heats up, conscious fashion designers are taking action to save it.
Read MoreLatino organizations mobilize in support of “Blue Beetle,” the summer’s biggest Latino-themed movie.
Read MoreA record number of Oscar nominations are among the signs that 2022 might be the year the Latino storyline in Hollywood is rewritten.
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