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Who Really Owns the 2012 Hispanic Vote?
By Glenn Llopis The Immigrant’s Perspective As the 2012 Presidential campaign begins and questions loom about who the GOP front runner will be and Obama’s second term fate; there is one critical question that remains unasked, let alone unanswered: Who really owns the Hispanic vote? It is clear that the Hispanic voice matters. This is … Continue reading
Rick Perry, Republicans’ Lone Star
By Stewart J Lawrence Rick Perry speaking at the Republican leadership conference in New Orleans earlier this month; he may announce his candidacy for the presidential nomination shortly. Photograph: Lee Celano/Reuters A funny thing happened on the way to the next GOP presidential debate, scheduled for 9 July in Nevada, a key Republican battleground state. … Continue reading
The Missing Link Between STEM Education and Jobs of the Future
By James Dyson As the U.S. aims to create new jobs requiring highly skilled workers, the next generation of engineers are needed now more than ever As a boy, I loved taking things apart. Clocks, radios, my mother’s kitchen appliances. Luckily for her, I was fairly adept at reassembly. I wanted to discover how things … Continue reading
The Forgotten Half – Young Adults Who Are Unprepared to Enter Work Force
By ERIKA NIEDOWSKIJohn Russo’s chemical lab in North Kingstown has been growing in recent years, even despite a deflated economy, and he expects to add another 15 to 20 positions to his 49 employees over the next year. But the president of Ultra Scientific Analytical Solutions has found himself in a vexing spot, struggling to … Continue reading
Race and Ethnicity in Digital Technology
By Gretchen Livingston Latinos are less likely than whites to access the internet, have a home broadband connection or own a cell phone, according to survey findings from the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center. Latinos lag behind blacks in home broadband access but have similar rates of internet and cell … Continue reading
Finally – Student Voices Can Weigh in on Education Debt
By Ben Mangan Traditionally, the story of American prosperity goes something like this: study hard, stay focused you’ll be able to get the education you need for your share of the American Dream — and the long-term prosperity that’s supposed to be part of this dream. But this country stands at a crossroads with regard … Continue reading
Academic Purgatory – An Illegal Immigrant Earns a Ph.D.
No matter what your views are on immigration and education, obtaining answers, or even knowing what to ask is a very complicated challenge to the future of our nation. Immigration and education have multiple shades of grey. Not only is this story interesting, but may challenge your views, whatever they are. It is long, but … Continue reading
With New Lists, Federal Government Moves to Help Consumers and Prod Colleges to Limit Price Increases
By Beckie Supiano and Elyse Ashburn Washington Colleges have stumbled into an age of accountability. The government and the public are evermore interested in holding them responsible: for what students learn when they’re on campus, for how many of them leave with a degree, and for the debt and job prospects they face when it’s … Continue reading
How Much Should College Really Cost?
By Rick Hess In the past two decades, the cost of a college education has risen steadily. Tuition and fees have increased at twice the rate of inflation, outstripping growth of family incomes or the rate of increase of just about every other good or service on the market. Policymakers and college leaders looking to … Continue reading
Schools Embrace the iPad – Embracing the Extended Classroom
Joshua Lott for The New York Times Max Mashal, a sixth grader, used his iPad at Pinnacle Peak Elementary School in Scottsdale, Ariz. By WINNIE HU ROSLYN HEIGHTS, N.Y. — As students returned to class this week, some were carrying brand-new Apple iPads in their backpacks, given not by their parents but by their schools. … Continue reading
US Should Read Into e-book Use
A movement is afoot in Florida to revolutionize our textbooks, and it’s time that we all got on board with it. A recent article on the blog GOOD.is reported that Florida passed a new law requiring all public schools in the state to make the switch to e-textbooks by the 2015-16 school year. This move … Continue reading
Schools Across the Country Have Abandoned Their Educational Obligations
Academic Freedom ACTA President Anne Neal has posted the following in response to another article about donor intent: Believers in academic excellence and academic freedom can count on Cary Nelson to underscore why donors have lost faith in higher education and why the AAUP has ceased to carry the banner for academic integrity. Rather than … Continue reading
Gov. Perry Appoints Individuals Based on Their Qualifications, Willingness to Serve
By Mary Lee Grant A&M regents are expected to name Jay Kimbrough to a pair of top positions later this week. While Texas A&M’s choice of an interim chancellor is looking more certain, a fresh controversy is developing around the way Gov. Rick Perryselected a student regent for the system’s board.The Texas Tribune reported that … Continue reading
Texas Tech Using Cost/productivity Data to Form 2011-2012 Budget
By Patrick Brendel The release of data on individual faculty members’ salary and productivity has sent shockwaves through the world of Texas higher education, pitting agitators for “transparency” and “accountability” against proponents of the reputations and track records of the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University. One side says the data expose … Continue reading
UT Advisor O’Donnell’s Depature Has not Quieted the Controversy
Rick O’Donnell: The TT Interview By Reeve Hamilton Rick O’Donnell’s time as an adviser at the University of Texas System may have been brief, but his presence was felt more than many longtime staffers. Controversy surrounded O’Donnell, the former director of Colorado‘s department of higher education, from the day he was hired by Gene Powell, … Continue reading
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Times of Florida
- Rick Scott, Florida Governor, Cuts College Funding, Vetoes Unlimited Tuition Hike Bill
- La Raza Launches Campaign to Register Hispanic Voters
- Next Generation: What Does the Future Hold for Hispanic College Graduates?
- Luidia finds that tight budgets change, don’t eliminate tech implementations
- Romney’s Attack on Latinos Sends the Right Off a Cliff
- In our schools: Keys to helping non-native speakers learn
- Florida GOP moving forward with several bills to increase state funding for charter schools
- Jeb Bush foundation helps shape Florida education policy
- Latino swing voters and higher ed
- Florida Set for New Cut in Spending on Colleges – Tuition Increase
Americans For Prosperity – Texas
- Blogger provides fresh perspective of UT President Powers’ astroturf campaign to keep his job
- Texas primary ballot initiatives - non-binding polls
- Harmony Schools on CBS 60 Minutes - Turkish English teachers are needed
- School Board members censure fellow member - for dissent
- TPPF's Tom Lindsay and Maverick Owner Mark Cuban provide insight which could rock UT's ivory tower
- UT Regents Commended for Standing Up to Powers
- Texas to FWS: Leave Texas -- and the Lizard -- Alone
- San Antonio pushing almost $.5 Billion bond initiative
- AFP is the messenger of news Obama doesn't want out
- Local Governments Racking up Debt: House Ways & Means Committee Hearing - Testimony by Peggy Venable
Univision Austin
- Lo Más Hot de Texas
- Las cuatro más bellas en bikini
- Jennifer López no usa sostén
- Las bodas más caras de la historia
- Importante cierre de autopista en Houston este fin de semana
- "Tiempo de Danzón" en Dallas
- Acudió a Walmart por cambio de aceite y salió con símbolos satánicos en su auto
- Permiten cazar con silenciador en Texas
Times of Florida
- Rick Scott, Florida Governor, Cuts College Funding, Vetoes Unlimited Tuition Hike Bill
- La Raza Launches Campaign to Register Hispanic Voters
- Next Generation: What Does the Future Hold for Hispanic College Graduates?
- Luidia finds that tight budgets change, don’t eliminate tech implementations
- Romney’s Attack on Latinos Sends the Right Off a Cliff
- In our schools: Keys to helping non-native speakers learn
- Florida GOP moving forward with several bills to increase state funding for charter schools
- Jeb Bush foundation helps shape Florida education policy
- Latino swing voters and higher ed
- Florida Set for New Cut in Spending on Colleges – Tuition Increase
AgendaWise Reports
- Speaker Struas stragglers marked
- Murphy Turner connected to shadow PACs
- Trina Lanza on her priorities for the 83rd Legislature
- Diane Patrick on her priorities for the 83rd Legislature
- Straus the weak
- Diane Patrick on her vote for speaker
- Trina Lanza on her vote for speaker
- Vicki Truitt’s Trouble
- Mark Shelton on the expansion of gambling
- Mark Shelton on his priorities for the 83rd Legislature
Texas Insider
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Freedomworks.org Texas
- Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey endorses Matt Beebe for State Representative in Texas House District 121
- FreedomWorks Grassroots Training in Round Rock, Tx on Feb. 18th
- FreedomWorks Grassroots Events in Texas - January 2012
- FreedomWorks grassroots training in Shreveport, Louisiana on Oct. 8th!
- Another One Bites the (Fracking) Dust
- In the Shadow of the Senate: A New Tax Emerges
- Join FreedomWorks and local Houston-area groups for grassroots training on July 16th
- Texas to TSA: "Come and Take It."
- Join FreedomWorks and Houston Tea Party on July 16th!
- The Light Bulb Resistance Movement
Freedomworks.org Florida
- CPAC Florida Recap
- Champions of Freedom Rout Competition in Florida
- Champions of Freedom Rout Competition in Florida
- FreedomWorks Kicks Off 'Give Us Liberty' Tour in Florida this week!
- What Do Rep. Allen Boyd's (D-FL) Constituents Think About Health Care Vote?
- Florida State Legislature is Back, and So Is the Need for Insurance Reform
- Florida State Legislature is Back, and So Is the Need for Insurance Reform
- Woman's year-ago protest launched tea party movement in Florida
STEM
- STEM Ed Update: Sign-on Letter on Federal Budget, Upcoming Events, NEW STEM Reports
- Coalition Issues Core Policy Principles for 2012
- Coalition Testifies to House Approps on NSF’s Education Programs
- Quotes on STEM Education from the 2/28 House Markup of ESEA Legislation
- The White House Invites You to Join on a Budget Call to Discuss STEM Education
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