Monday, September 15, 2008

Advice To Policymakers: Don't Try To 'Fix' Latino Community

A report out today calls for a presidential commission on Latino issues to increase Latino access to vital educational, health, economic and civic opportunities. The report also concludes that a lack of immigration reform widens disparities and limits the future progress of the Latino community and the nation. Continue reading ...

You Can Get There From Here

You Can Get There From Here
The path an individual takes to become what they are when they grow up has always been fascinating to me. In particular are the bendy, twisty, non-traditional routes from point A to point B. Rik at The Click Heard Round the World just posted about his own career trajectory that landed him at [...]

The path an individual takes to become what they are when they grow up has always been fascinating to me. In particular are the bendy, twisty, non-traditional routes from point A to point B.

Rik at The Click Heard Round the World just posted about his own career trajectory that landed him at Global Kids, an amazing organization that gets urban youth engaged in their own education as well as global and community issues.

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Families, neighbors mourn LA train wreck victims

Families, neighbors mourn LA train wreck victims

Atul Vyas scored in the top 1 percent on his medical school entry exams, but he was having trouble answering one question on applications to Harvard and Duke: Describe a hardship you've overcome.