Our New Anahuac

Message To so-called Latino Youth: An Audio Recording
Can be downloaded here or heard @ my online speech page
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Below are some comments from Mary Almendarez of LULAC.  She applaudes the district imminent decision to fire some teachers for under-performing.  What a novel concept, right?  The teachers, under the new plan, would be held accountable for the test scores of their students.  To many it sounds like a no-brainer, but it’s not that simple
Traditionally, [...]

Yesterday, November 10th, a community meeting was held at the Heights Branch Public Library.  Parents and students were concerned about safety issues at the school.  Safety from gangs?  No.  They were concerned about keeping their students safe from HISD police, and what they say are at worst unprofessional, if not illegal school police tactics.
On Friday, [...]

The secret to HISD’s success?  Get all the students that have academic challenges, route them to privatized partners, y de repente, your graduation percentages skyrocket, your “normal” schools are safer and your budget, at least in theory, is better off.  The Houston Press describes the environment at a CEP school, through the eyes of a [...]

I received an update from Ivonne Moreira, Executive Director of Jovenes Inmigrantes Por Un Futuro Mejor (JIFM). The update made mention of a newer strategy that they will employ in which they plan to promote the Dream Act as part of Comprehensive Immigration Reform, as opposed to a stand alone bill.
Ivonne, who is employed as [...]

From Cesar Espinoza of CRECEN and FIEL:
I am proud to introduce to you all!
www.uhelgato.com
In an effort to help bring light to a more diverse group of news at the University of Houston a team of young leaders have come together and launched an online publication named UH EL Gato. (www.uhelgato.com). ; The reason for this [...]