Education

Hispanic teens are more likely than blacks and whites to attend public high schools that have the most students, the highest concentrations of poor students and highest student-teacher ratios, according to a new Pew Hispanic Center analysis. The findings came in one of three studies released today by the Center that examined youths in high schools and colleges.

Hispanic PR Wire and HispanicAd.com (Adnotas.com in Puerto Rico) have partnered to introduce Hispanic Market Pro (HMP), a service that provides Hispanic marketers with cost-effective, professional development Webinars led by the industry’s top talents.

While many schools have strengthened their computer security, parents across America are concerned about inappropriate content and information theft when their kids log on in the classroom, The Conference Board and TNS report.

On Monday, October 10, The California Family Health Council, Inc. (CFHC) launched Talk With Your Kids, a new effort to keep kids healthy and safe by helping parents talk with their children about sex.

The class is all abuzz with excitement and energy! A ‘big executive’ from the real world of business is coming to talk to our class. It’s only the fourth week of classes and we have already had two important guests…what a treat! Every seat in the class is filled and we all look up expectantly, as our professor and Director of Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication, Dr. Felipe Korzenny, comes into the room with the guest of honor.

The California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA) unveiled a cutting-edge multi-media and outreach campaign to prevent sexual violence in California that targets young men aged 14-18 and engages them as part of a solution to prevent first-time perpetration.

Allstate Insurance and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) awarded ten Hispanic youth leaders each with a Líderes de Hoy $5,000 academic scholarship.