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Bad Bunny Course Will Be Taught at San Diego State University in 2023

Sofía AguilarSeptember 21, 2022September 22, 2022

by Sofía AguilarSeptember 21, 2022September 22, 202207812

Puerto Rican reggaetón star Bad Bunny (born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio) is a global phenom. Since he entered the mainstream music industry in 2017, he’s released chart-topping albums, broken Spotify and Billboard records, received dozens of awards for his work,...

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Latinx Teachers Tell Us How They Really Want You to Show Your Appreciation

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 3, 2022May 3, 2022

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 3, 2022May 3, 2022028370

Teachers have a challenging and often thankless job. They are responsible for our children for many hours out of each day. They aren’t just educators, they’re caregivers, and their efforts often go unrecognized by students, administrators, and sadly, parents too....

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5 Ways to Help Your Kids Feel Less Stressed About Homework

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonApril 14, 2022April 20, 2022

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonApril 14, 2022April 20, 202202483

Sponsored by Paper It starts from the minute they walk through the door. The whining and complaining about homework is something most parents have to contend with on a daily basis. We don’t really blame our kids — we didn’t...

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How I’m Avoiding the Learning Challenges I Experienced With My Own Children

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonApril 14, 2022April 18, 2022

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonApril 14, 2022April 18, 2022054844

Sponsored by Paper Growing up, I was a straight A student. Well, that was until fourth grade fractions. I just didn’t get it and despite being in a “talented and gifted” classroom, my teacher did not offer me the classroom...

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Hear From a School District Where Families Have Access to Free Multilingual Tutoring 24/7

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonApril 14, 2022April 14, 2022

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonApril 14, 2022April 14, 2022048414

Sponsored by Paper With so much on our plates as parents, it sometimes feels like there aren’t enough hours in the day to help our kids stay on track academically. Moms work more than ever before — often, outside of...

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Hispanic Heritage Month Feels Like an Afterthought in My Kids’ Schools

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonOctober 15, 2021October 15, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonOctober 15, 2021October 15, 202105585

Hispanic Heritage Month has felt a bit lackluster for me this year. As a mom, a lot of Hispanic Heritage Month is connected to my children, and what they are doing to learn about and honor Hispanic and Latinx heritage,...

Culture

New La Borinqueña Exhibit in San Juan, Puerto Rico Aims to Educate & Unite the Diaspora

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJuly 14, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJuly 14, 2021025701

As soon as I stepped through the door of Chocobar Cortés late in June 2021, I was met by a wall plastered with an image of the indy superhero La Borinqueña, created by Nuyorican graphic novelist Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, it was...

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Homeschooling During the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Changed Me as a Mom

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMarch 17, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMarch 17, 2021010843

The past year has been intense for well, pretty much everyone around the world, but mothers, in particular, have taken on an outsized burden that has left us overwhelmed, frazzled, and absolutely exhausted. We’ve all been forced to make seemingly...

News and Entertainment

GoFundMe for Young Latinas Using Taco Bell WiFi for School Raises Almost 150K!

Virginia IsaadSeptember 2, 2020September 2, 2020

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 2, 2020September 2, 2020087086

A photo of two little girls on the sidewalk using Taco Bell wifi for school in Salinas went viral for putting a spotlight on the digital divide in education during the pandemic. The image was posted by @ms_mamie89 who wrote...

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Back to School? The Reality of Homeschooling in 12 Hilarious Memes

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiAugust 18, 2020August 18, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiAugust 18, 2020August 18, 2020010025

How to educate your kids is a decision each parent has to make now in the midst of a pandemic that has left a lot of us between a rock and a hard place. The two (pretty terrible) options of...

Lifestyle

12 Great Online Courses You Can Take Completely for Free

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiOctober 1, 2019July 24, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiOctober 1, 2019July 24, 202005923

Knowledge is power. Unfortunately, education continues to be something in this country more available to those who can shell out the bucks for it. Seeing as learning doesn’t stop at high school — or even college — we wanted to...

Culture

These Grad Caps Show Off Major Latinx Pride

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiMay 25, 2019August 7, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiMay 25, 2019August 7, 2020027909

I’m not going to lie. My eyes teared up a bit and my heart was warmed while researching the thousands of Latinx grad caps women and men created to celebrate their college graduation. It’s inspiring to see how many of...