With WSU Students, LEI Helping the City’s Latino Community Navigate a Strange New World
The Latino Education Institute is helping Worcester’s Latino community navigate the strange new world created by the COVID-19 pandemic, and Worcester State students are taking a central role in . . .
Worcester State Leaders Advocating for Latinx Students in Worcester Public Schools
Worcester State University can play a positive role in helping the Worcester Public Schools better serve Latinx students, according to Mary Jo Marion, assistant vice president of urban . . .
Change the Dialogue to Improve Equity, Say Speakers at Statewide Conference
Education experts are asking the wrong questions when tackling a growing academic achievement gap for Latinos in Massachusetts, according to Dr. Pedro Noguera, Ph.D., distinguished professor of . . .
Dual-enrollment Spanish Students See ‘Wild Thing’ Performance at UMass Amherst
Seventeen Worcester State University students hit the road March 16 with assistant professor of World Languages Antonio Guijarro-Donadiós; Hilda Ramirez, director of the Latin Education Institute; . . .
Latino Education Institute Helping Transplanted Puerto Ricans Recover From Maria
When Hurricane Maria smashed into Puerto Rico in the pre-dawn hours of Sept. 20, 2017, Alexandra Pizarro was still asleep. It was the ferocious, wind-driven rain coming in between the panes of the . . .
LEI Summer Program Connects Students with the Arts and Their Heritage
Started in 2015 by the Worcester Public Schools and Worcester State University’s Latino Education Institute, the “My Voice, My Community” program has grown to enroll more than 130 middle school . . .
Community Gathers for the 100th and Final GradNation Summit
Students, educators, community officials, business leaders, educators, parents, and youth convened at the Alden Memorial auditorium on the Worcester Polytechnic Institute campus on Friday, March 17 . . .
Study Reveals Reasons Latino Men Experience an 'Opportunity Gap'
Researchers at Worcester State University and MIT set out to examine why fewer than 6 percent of Latino young men who enter ninth grade in the commonwealth’s urban areas complete a four-year course . . .
LEI Assists with Study on Charter Schools and Latino Children
As proponents and opponents wrapped up their battle over Question 2, which asked voters to allow the state to grant up to 12 new charter schools a year, Worcester State University’s Latino . . .
Latino Education Institute Celebrates 10 Years of Success
Folkloric, Flamenco and Salsa dances were among the ways Worcester State University celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Latino Education Institute (LEI) on Thursday, October 11 in the Helen G. . . .
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