Stories tagged: "latino community"


Westwood High School teacher Shaun Reedy instructs students, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)
New Report Shows Gaps in Dual Enrollment Offerings From Arizona High Schools 

Students who participate in dual enrollment classes in high school are twice as likely to attend and stay in college than students who do not—but only about half of Arizona high schools offer these classes. 

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Santa Rita Center: A Story of Historic Preservation in Phoenix

The Santa Rita Center in Phoenix is undergoing structural repairs and additions to make it a center for CPLC operations and special events.

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Latino Activism Leads in Grassroot Efforts on Climate Change

Latinos in the US are leading the way in activism around climate change, often drawing on traditions from their ancestral homelands.

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Chicanos Por la Causa Launches $10 Million ‘Get Out the Vote’ Campaign

A survey taken in 2020 found that Latino voters identified such issues as the economy, health care, and the COVID-19 pandemic as “very important” to their vote.

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Report: About 6M Adults Identify as Afro Latino in the US

About 6 million adults in the United States identify as Afro Latino, a distinction with deep roots in colonial Latin America, according to a new report by Pew Research Center.

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First Lady Touts Biden Cancer Initiative in Tucson Visit

Biden met with tribal health officials and leaders of the University of Arizona Cancer Center, who discussed their joint efforts to improve cancer screening and treatment for Native Americans.

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Latino Organization Endorses Marco Lopez for Governor of Arizona

The organization said that Lopez's candidacy is viewed as an opportunity to mobilize Latinos to vote for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot.