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April 20, 2019 Vida

AHORA Student Day to be held in Rio Grande Valley

By College for Latinos

LATINO Magazine will be presenting an AHORA Student Day on February 27, 2014 at the University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg, Texas.

Strategies for Academic Success

By Joseph Velasquez

As an immigrant from Mexico, I know the importance of competent academic coaching, healthy mentorship and sustained role-model guidance.

Educational Excellence in Action

By Alejandra Ceja

In 2015, the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics (the Initiative) will celebrate its 25th Anniversary. The Initiative was established under the George H.W. Bush Administration

All in the Numbers: Fidel Vargas takes the Helm of the HSF

By Evelyn C. Castillo

It’s all about the number. Fidel Vargas, the recently appointed President and CEO of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF), describes his mission and the recent transformation of the organization

What Can Latinos Do To Improve Our Children’s Education?

By College for Latinos

The U.S. Department of Education released a study in 2012 that examined high school completion rates from 1972 to 2009. Overall, graduation rates have increased for all races

2013 AHORA Student Days

By College for Latinos

LATINO Magazine recently presented AHORA Student Days in San Antonio and Dallas. They were part of a series of events held nationally to expose high school students