School Library February 2018

To call Juan Felipe Herrera an accomplished writer would be a gross understatement. Not only did one of his children’s book, “Calling the Doves,” win the Ezra Jack Keats Award and another of his works, “The Upside Down Boy,” was turned into a musical, but Herrera is also the first Latino to become a United States’ poet laureate. And so it is with great honor that we feature Herrera in this month’s school library. Information, Teacher’s Guides and Author Study Toolkit courtesy of Lee & Low Books.

Nos Dabamos Fuerza We Gave Each Other Strength

Uncensored February 2018 by <b> Margaret Orchowski </b>

‘Career Ready’ Out of High School? Why the Nation Needs to Let Go of That Myth by <b> Anthony P. Carnevale </b>

This community college issue stresses the importance of encouraging students to pursue a higher education degree. For many students, the access and relative affordability of a two-year school rather than a four-year school could be the means to dispel the myth that a high school diploma makes them “career ready.”

Outgunned, in the Crosshairs

Outgunned – describes being overrun, defeated and demoralized by a powerful adversary. In the Crosshairs – is to be vulnerable and in danger, trapped like a mouse in a trap. Under the gun – it’s an expression that means a deadline has been reached and something must be done.

Big Businesses Create App-etizing Programs for Hispanic Students by <b> Mary Ann Cooper </b>

For many Hispanics community colleges are the first step in the higher education journey, but the road to a college degree begins long before high school graduation. Although Hispanic college enrollment has been growing over the past decade, Latinos still earn less than 9 percent of bachelor’s degrees among all graduating college students. How can more Hispanic students be funneled into the higher education pipeline, starting with community college? Three high profile corporations have created very different programs to change the minds and hearts of young Hispanics – some as young as middle school student, as well as high school students – and create a passion for pursuing a college education. Here are the stories of what these programs have to offer.

There’s No Place Like Home by <b> Robert Vela </b>

A look at how san antonio college, one of the oldest public two-year institutions in texas, is creating a welcoming “home” for its nearly 20,000 students

Dismantling the Great Math Barrier A College-wide Approach by <b> Ric Neal Baser </b>

There was a time when more than 70 percent of Northwest Vista College (NVC) students were unable to graduate because they could not complete their college math requirement. Until a community college student is successful in completing the math core requirement they cannot satisfy the college core requirements needed to graduate with an associate degree.

Epcc: a Model of Success for Increasing Educational Attainment

Community College In Kansas to Offer Drone Degree Program

Motivating Networking and Mentoring Through the AAHHE Conference by <b> Alfredo Huante</b>

Teachers From Panama Attend Eight-week Bilingual Program at Stockton

Hispanic Serving Institutions February 2018

According to the U.S. Department of Education, “a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) is defined as an institution of higher education that—(A) is an eligible institution; and (B) has an enrollment of undergraduate full-time equivalent students that is at least 25 percent Hispanic students at the end of the award year immediately preceding the date of application.” While this definition nicely sums up the requirements a school must meet to become an HSI, being an HSI and truly serving the Hispanic community goes beyond statistics. And so we here at Hispanic Outlook are running an ongoing article series highlighting those schools that have achieved HSI status and how they are truly Hispanic-Serving Institutions.

Latinas Outshine Latinos at Community Colleges by <b> Mary Ann Cooper </b>

William Paterson University Communication Students Travel to Puerto Rico to Help Restore Hurricane-ravaged Radio Station