Education

A spirited discussion on whether the U.S. ban on travel to Cuba should be lifted is one of the highlights of the newly-launched “Cuban Affairs Journal,” published by the University of Miami’s Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies (ICCAS). The discussion is between the former Chief of Mission of the U.S. Interests Section in Havana, James Cason and William M. LeoGrande, Dean of the School of Public Affairs at American University.

Hispanic adults in the U.S. are not moving toward a positive educational or economic future for themselves, their families or the communities they live in according to a U.S. Department of Education study.

The National Assessment of Adult Literacy, “A First Look at the Literacy of America’s Adults in the 21st Century,” determined that 11 million adults in the U.S. are nonliterate in English and that the overall literacy rates for
Hispanics have declined since 1992. The average score of whites was largely unchanged from 1992 to 2003 with blacks and Asian/Pacific Islanders making gains.

Hispanic Market Pro (HMP) will host a nationally broadcast webinar next Thursday through its Hispanic Market University (HMU) on how advertisers can achieve new successes by working with Hispanic celebrities.

More than 4,500 Hispanic high school seniors have been recognized by the College Board’s National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP)—1,100 more students than the previous year. Students and their schools received notification of their status in October.

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.