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Applying For Financial Aid Without The Fear Factor : NPR
www.npr.org | Feb 7, 2012
Application deadlines for financial aid like grants, scholarships and student loans are just around the corner. But many students may need help getting their paperwork in order. Host Michel Martin speaks with Adrianna Badillo. She's the director of Gear-Up, a program designed to guide low-income

Reforma-Tucson Home » Latino Literacy Roundtable 2012
www.reformatucson.org | Feb 5, 2012
REOFRMA-Tucson is partnering with U of A’s School of Information Resources and Library Science to host the Latino Literacy Roundtable: A Focus on Children’s and Young Adult Literature. This roundtable will provide an opportunity to discuss the contributions of Latino literature to Latino

Tapas, new Mexican restaurant opens despite competition in hopes to attract students | Kansan.com
www.kansan.com | Jan 26, 2012
With all the successful Mexican food on Massachusetts St., Tapas opens in hopes to stand out

New Bilingual Volume on Reading Promotion - News Releases (Library of Congress)
www.loc.gov | Dec 16, 2011
The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, along with the British Council and the Pushkin Library Foundation in Russia, has recently published 'Building Nations of Readers: Experience, Ideas, Examples,' a handbook on reading promotion.

Arcadia Elementary defies teaching odds | GoUpstate.com
www.goupstate.com | Nov 21, 2011
Arcadia Elementary is defying the odds, and its successes have attracted the attention of federal researchers.

Education Week & Books (Sponsored Post) @ AmoXcalli
amoxcalli.ginaruiz.com | Oct 19, 2011
AmoXcalli is about books and reading.  Looking at it, you’ll think “oh another book blog” and you’ll be right.  Look deeper.  It’s much more than that.  Books are the keys to education.  If a child loves books, that child will grow up to have a thirst and hunger for knowledge and education.  I’m

Brooklyn, NY Author Publishes New Book
www.prleap.com | Aug 13, 2011
Within the school reform debate, Diego Colón challenges the conception that achievement values are fundamentally structured around a race to the top that demands that the majority of the participants in the race are losers.<br />

IMLS - News & Events - Press Releases
www.imls.gov | Aug 2, 2011
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is a grant-making federal agency supporting museums and libraries of all types.

Host families required for Spanish students
www.ljmu.ac.uk | Jul 8, 2011
 skip to content | accessibility | help | home | current student zone | staff zone Host families required for Spanish students 08 July 2011 A Summer School for Spanish students, run by Language Study Centres, is currently being held at LJMU . There is an urgent requirement for host families in

NYT: Hispanics Rank High on Digital
mobile.nytimes.com | Jun 17, 2011
The gap between computer haves and have-nots is particularly wide among Hispanics, and in the Bay Area some private groups are trying to reduce it.