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Hispanic students make the grade
Hispanic students lead the nation with high scores in Advance Placement exams, reports CBS Miami. As Florida’s education rankings dropped from fifth to 11th place, Hispanic students in Miami-Dade County are making strides. Hispanic students in Miami-Dade County ranked first in three categories. According to CBS: The number of Hispanic AP exam scores of three or above, the number of individual Hispanic students scoring three or above, as well as the total number of AP exams taken by Hispanic students. The rankings are based on the College Board. “These findings demonstrate that our students are responding positively to a rigorous curriculum and technology-based education that has enhanced their learning experience,” Superintendent of Schools Alberto Carvalho, told CBS Miami. While advance placement students are doing well, the state is struggling to make the grade. The state received an overall grade of C-plus, down from last year’s B-minus, reports the Associated Press. The state’s drop is a combination of weaker student performance... Read more
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Obama administration expands foreclosure prevention program
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The Obama administration is taking another swing at improving its main foreclosure prevention program. The administration said it was expanding eligibility for its Home Affordable Modification Program, known as HAMP, to borrowers with higher debt loads and tripling the incentives it pays banks that reduce principal on loans. The administration also said it would offer incentives to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to reduce principal on loans. Previously, the government had only offered incentives to private lenders and banks. The program was also extended to December 2013. It was initially set to expire at the end of this year. The changes were announced in a joint press conference held by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, Assistant Treasury Secretary Tim Massad, and White House National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling on Friday afternoon. Originally designed to help some 4 million mortgage borrowers when it was first introduced in February,... Read more
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Two Florida Republicans say time to temper immigration rhetoric
(Reuters) - Two prominent Florida Republicans urged their party to tone down its rhetoric on illegal immigration or risk driving away Latino voters who may be a important bloc in this year's presidential election. The appeals by Senator Marco Rubio and former Governor Jeb Bush came as Republican candidates courted the state's sizable Hispanic vote four days before Tuesday's Florida primary. "We must admit there are those among us that have used rhetoric that is harsh and intolerable and inexcusable," Rubio said in a speech on Friday at the Hispanic Leadership Network in Miami. "And we must admit, myself included, that sometimes we've been too slow to condemn that language for what it is," he added. Rubio, a Cuban-American, joined the ranks of a growing number of Republicans who worry about the party's appeal to Hispanic voters. Polls show hard-line Republican positions on illegal immigration and border control pose a challenge to Republican attempts... Read more
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FACT CHECK: Debate over 'ghetto language' ad
Mitt Romney accuses Newt Gingrich of calling Spanish a "ghetto language." Close, but not quite. Gingrich denies doing so and said he merely promoted the use of English, "period." That's even more of a stretch. The last Republican presidential debate before the GOP Florida primary Thursday brought viewers a blitz of charges and countercharges over immigration, the financial lives of the candidates and more. Here are how some of the claims compare with the facts: GINGRICH: "It's taken totally out of context.... I did not say it about Spanish. I said in general about all languages. We are better for children to learn English in general, period." THE FACTS: At issue is Romney's Spanish-language radio ad running in Florida that says Gingrich branded Spanish a ghetto language in a 2007 speech. In the contentious remarks in question, much more came after Gingrich's "period." In his speech to the National Federation of Republican Women, Gingrich advocated... Read more
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April Unscripted: When Life Hands You Lemons…
Hello Darlings! I have to tell you, I was so amazed by the responses from my last blog post “Say Hello to the Real House Wife of Bronx County." I had so much fun developing the post because it truly came from such an honest place - my heart. So I just wanted to “Thank You” for allowing me to share my thoughts. Your comments mean so much to me and have provided me the opportunity to continue to open myself up and expose my thoughts, ideas and experiences with you. I plan to develop a second installment of that story in my next post, which will discuss the role of a husband so Stay Tuned! However, in this particular post I wanted to change direction and address the idea When life hands you lemons… squeeze the heck out of them! This is usually the time of the year where most people purge their... Read more
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VP Marco Rubio?: The man in demand
Miami (CNN) -- Will he or won't he? And would it matter? Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, considered a powerful Hispanic political player and rising star in his party, has consistently said no to having vice presidential aspirations. But still, the…
GOP Battle for Latino Vote Heats Up as Florida Pri…
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Univision’s one-on-one interviews with Romney and …
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Hispanic Republicans to Senator Marco Rubio: Tell …
Phoenix, AZ — SOMOS REPUBLICANS is rejecting Senator Marco Rubio’s position when he stated Mitt Romney is not anti-immigrant. Indeed Romney is anti-immigrant when he chose to receive the endorsement of Kris Kobach who is responsible for almost all anti-DREAM…
President Obama's State of the Union address, tran…
President Barack Obama didn’t turn his State of the Union speech into an overt pitch for his reelection, but he did push back against his Republican rivals in his address. West Wing officials chided reporters earlier Tuesday for assuming that he…
Latinos Demián Bichir & Bérénice Bejo Get Oscar No…
Mexican actor Demián Bichir is going head-to-head with George Clooney and Brad Pitt for “Best Actor” at this year’s Academy Awards. Bichir landed the Oscar nod Tuesday morning for his performance in last year's tear-jerking film “A Better Life.” The ceremony is…
As Florida’s ‘Latino primary’ looms, a few things …
Much is being made of the GOP presidential candidates’ positions on immigration and their appeal (or lack thereof) to Latino voters in the run-up to next week’s Florida primary election. But how representative are Florida’s Latino voters of the overall…
Juan Williams: For America’s children, education o…
Thirty percent of America’s high school students drop out and never graduate. Fewer than half of the nation’s black and Hispanic students graduate on time from high school. The scandalous bottom line here is that more than 1 million students drop…
Mitt Romney Drops Susana Martinez's Name while Tal…
New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has joined the list of politicians named as potential vice presidential candidates, but who say they’re not interested in the job. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney dropped the first-term Republican governor's name Friday during an interview…
News Corp., Partner to Create Spanish-Language Bro…
NEW YORK - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is looking to challenge U.S. Spanish-language broadcast networks Univision and Telemundo, owned by NBCUniversal, by launching a rival in partnership with Colombian broadcaster RCN Television. MundoFox, which will be part of News Corp.'s Fox…
Ruben Navarrette:A Latino visits Israel
JERUSALEM — On the menu: Immigration. Citizenship. Demographics. Allegations of racism. National identity. As someone who writes frequently about these topics as they relate to Latinos in the United States, imagine my surprise when I arrived here to find them waiting…
The Real Goal of Ariz.’s Book Banning Thought Poli…
On Jan. 1, Arizona’s ban on the Mexican American Studies curriculum used in Tucson high schools went into effect. The weeks since have been marked by confusion and backtracking as the district leaders and teachers scramble to comply with the…
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