Meet Líderes YAC member: Carolina Gamero!
Carolina Gamero’s passion for social justice began because of one sociology professor during her sophomore year at college. Nearly two years later, she is preparing to complete her Bachelor’s degree in...
View ArticleA Face in the Crowd: Who is the 21st Century Student?
Hispanics will account for 95 percent of the teen population growth in the United States through 2020, according to research from Spanish-language media giant Univision. In addition, the 2010 U.S....
View ArticleAltaMed’s Escalera Program: A Powerful Resource for Latino Students
Faced with steep budget cuts, nonprofits’ leadership team steps up to save valuable program. By Special to EGP Jose Fuentes-Arteaga refused to be another high school dropout statistic. He knew the odds...
View ArticleMeet Líderes Summit Staff member: Erica Ruiz!
“My name is Erica Ruiz, and I’m from Stockton California. I was blessed to be born to a hardworking family who used to migrate from California to Mexico every year. When we were in Mexico I would get...
View ArticleKeeping the Dream Alive: Resource Guide for Undocumented Students
NCLR designed this student-friendly resource handbook to help undocumented students better prepare for postsecondary education options and, in particular, a college degree. The guide presents...
View ArticleMeet Líderes Summit Staff member: John Paul Ramirez!
Name: John Paul Ramirez Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Education: California State University, Northridge (B.A.), 2009 Loyola Marymount University (M.A.), 2014 Meet John Paul! My name is John Paul...
View Article“Sparking A Movement” Post-Summit Blog
2012 NCLR Líderes Summit at the NCLR Annual Conference “Sparking a Movement.” That was the central theme of the 2012 NCLR Líderes Summit, and the rallying cry of the nearly 300 young people who...
View ArticleMeet Student Leader: Ignacio Cervantes
My name is Ignacio “Nacho” Cervantes and I live in the East side of Aurora, Illinois. The City of Aurora has a population of over 150,000 people, making it the second largest city in the state of...
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Americorps Corporation for National and Community Service (AmeriCorps) engages Americans of all ages and backgrounds in service to help strengthen communities. INROADS develops and placees talented...
View ArticleNCLR Affiliates Make the Case for Education Reform in Washington
Read more on the NCLR Blog http://blog.nclr.org/2014/03/12/nclr-affiliates-make-case-education-reform-washington/
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