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Students Speak Out: Mayra Millan
From: KERA
Series: KERA American Graduate initiative
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Mayra ranked third in her graduating class at W. H. Adamson High School in Dallas. She was active in several clubs and volunteered at Methodist Hos...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2014
  • Length: 03:41
Students Speak Out: Leslie Beltran
From: KERA
Series: KERA American Graduate initiative
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Leslie dropped out of high school her freshman year and got pregnant at 15. Three years later, she enrolled in Cassata high, a Catholic school in F...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2014
  • Length: 04:19
It's Never Too Late To Learn English
From: KERA
Series: KERA American Graduate initiative
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Learning a new language isn't easy. It's even harder if you haven't been to school in decades. That hasn't stopped 85-year-old Pablo Valverde, who ...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2014
  • Length: 03:16
Meet The Class Of '17: Joel Luera
From: KERA
Series: KERA American Graduate initiative
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Joel is a smart kid in a tough neighborhood. Sometimes other kids don't get why he's so studious. Joel is a part of KERA's series Class of '17.

  • Added: Apr 04, 2014
  • Length: 03:28
Dr. Augustine Romero on Education Revolution
From: Generation Justice Admin
Caption: Dr. Augustine Romero, Jason Fuller, Roberta Rael, Credit: Generation Justice
The well-known and controversial Mexican American studies (MAS) program in Arizona’s Tucson Unified School District set out to create an equitable ...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2014
  • Length: 19:09
Resources for Understanding Latino Education
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: Education Matters with Pedro Noguera
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Pedro Noguera sheds light on resources that could help educators by providing rich examples of authors whose books provide great readings in the ar...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
Latino Education & Success Stories
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: Education Matters with Pedro Noguera
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Success stories of high performing Latino centers of education are shared as Pedro Noguera lists the five factors that these support systems have i...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 03, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Immigration, Executive Orders, and Latino Education
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: Education Matters with Pedro Noguera
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Although President Obama issued a moratorium on deporting undocumented individuals without criminal records, Pedro Noguera discusses how Latino stu...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 03, 2014
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 1
National Latino Heritage Month and Latino Education
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: Education Matters with Pedro Noguera
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The role that National Latino Heritage Month plays in education leads Pedro Noguera to share some of the benefits that students experience when the...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 03, 2014
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 1
Cultural Understanding of Latino Students with Diverse Experiences
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: Education Matters with Pedro Noguera
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Pedro Noguera points out the different needs within the diverse Latino community and encourages educators to find the patterns that can be identifi...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 03, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
Parental Involvement & Latino Education
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: Education Matters with Pedro Noguera
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The role of parental involvement is at the heart of this discussion. Pedro Noguera shapes the conversation by defining successful parental involve...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 03, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
Strategies to Meet Unique Needs of Latino Students
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: Education Matters with Pedro Noguera
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Affirming Latino students, cultivating a desire to learn, and showing support are just a few of the subjects covered by Pedro Noguera as he expands...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 03, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Test Preparation for Critical Thinkers
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: Education Matters with Pedro Noguera
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Dr. Pedro Noguera urges educators to focus on providing students with a well-rounded education that includes the arts and some form of physical act...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 26, 2014
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Teacher Training & Progressive Education
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: Education Matters with Pedro Noguera
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Dr. Pedro Noguera suggests how taking a more constructive approach of providing teachers with background information to make them more familiar wit...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 26, 2014
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Media Attention & Latino Education
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: Education Matters with Pedro Noguera
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Dr. Pedro Noguera engages a caller as he points out the disparities in media coverage pertaining to the Latino community. He discusses the lack of...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2014
  • Length: 01:45
Latino Students & Testing
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: Education Matters with Pedro Noguera
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Dr. Pedro Noguera urges listeners to identify schools that are serving Latino students and English language learners in particular, and to use thos...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 26, 2014
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 2
Latino Student College Readiness
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: Education Matters with Pedro Noguera
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The conversation regarding how the Latino student population throughout the nation will be tested to determine their readiness for the future ensue...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 2
Language and Cultural Barriers
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: Education Matters with Pedro Noguera
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Bridging the socio-cultural gap between bilingual students and their teachers is explored as Dr. Pedro Noguera discusses the crucial points for edu...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Common Core & Latino Education
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: Education Matters with Pedro Noguera
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While addressing the government’s involvement in supporting school reform for Latino students, Dr. Pedro Noguera highlights the common core standar...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Race Equity: Luna Olavarria Gallegos
From: Generation Justice Admin
Caption: Luna Olavarria Gallegos, Credit: Generation Justice
Do you know what race equity is? Luna Olavarria Gallegos speaks about her experiences in high school and what schools can do to address the needs o...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2013
  • Length: 04:47
How He Did It
From: Trevor Keaton Pogue
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Tony Lucero is a Mexican American professor at The University of Washington. In this piece, Professor Lucero tells us how he came to be an educato...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2013
  • Length: 08:28
President Kennedy and Immigration Reform
From: Cesar Chavez Foundation
Series: 50th Anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's Death
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John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States was in office form January 20, 1961 to November 22, 1963.

  • Added: Nov 09, 2013
  • Length: 01:44
Remembering President John F. Kennedy
From: Cesar Chavez Foundation
Series: 50th Anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's Death
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John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States was in office form January 20, 1961 to November 22, 1963.

  • Added: Nov 09, 2013
  • Length: 01:55
Doctors for the Central Valley
From: Lisa Morehouse
Series: After the Gold Rush: The Future of Small Town California
Caption: Dr. Oscar Sablan.
This piece features a couple who's served a small farming town for 30 years, and a program working to train Central Valley natives to be doctors he...

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Oct 02, 2013
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 1
Latin-American Philosophy
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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How does Latin-American philosophy distinguish itself from European and American philosophy?

Bought by WLRH, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WVTF, KICI Iowa City, KSKQ and more


  • Added: Aug 21, 2013
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 24