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Young Hartford Latino Wins First Place in Veteran's Essay Contest

Each year more than 100,000 students in grades 6-8 enter the VFW’s Patriot’s Pen youth essay contest. The first-place winner from […]

A proposal by President Obama to offer free tuition for students attending community college could have a significant impact on

Lisa S. Lenkiewicz CTLatinoNews The day a child suddenly announces the count “one, two, three,” is a proud

Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin, longtime owners of the national chain of Village Voice alternative weeklies, will use

Every year, an estimated 65,000 undocumented students graduate from high schools all across the United States, but there are

Bill Sarno CTLatinoNews.com Enrolling in college and applying for financial aid can be a tedious and intimidating process

Latino students – especially those in cities like Boston, Charlotte, Houston and Washington D.C. – have made significant gains on

Andrew Howell, a restaurant consultant in Washington D.C., wishes he would have grown up fully fluent in another language. “I

It’s that time of year when Latinostories.com releases its national ‘Top Ten Latino authors to Watch (and read) list. Led by Connecticut

Something is afoot in the education of Latinos. Consider these facts: The Hispanic dropout rate, 14 percent, is the lowest

Latinos must earn an additional 5.5 million college degrees for America to regain world leadership in college degrees by 2020,

Leticia Colon de Mejias gave a swift rundown of her life in the Bulkeley High School auditorium Thursday. “I’m a