Representation matters: KC nonprofit continues mission of bringing more Latino teachers into classrooms

October 17, 2024 Edgar Palacios 0 Comments 1 tag

October 17, 2024 By: Isabella Ledonne KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In schools nationwide, less than 10% of teachers are Latino. In Kansas City, that number is even less. Local nonprofit Latinx Education Collaborative

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How a KC nonprofit is helping Latinx educators across US: ‘We want to build community’

March 10, 2024 Edgar Palacios 0 Comments 1 tag

March 10, 2024 By: Natalie Wallington Last summer, two superintendents and three school board members from the Kansas City and Kansas City, Kansas, public school districts arrived at a small brick

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The Latinx Education Collaborative releases report on underrepresentation in education

June 29, 2021 Edgar Palacios 0 Comments 1 tag

June 25, 2021  Emily Standlee In February 2021, the Latinx Education Collaborative released a report called “Landscape Analysis: Teachers of Color in Kansas City.” The group’s findings pointed to the fact that only

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Latinx Education Collaborative and Urban Education Research Center Release Report on Teacher Diversity in Kansas City Metro

February 5, 2021 Edgar Palacios 0 Comments 2 tags

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contact:Edgar José Palacios (305) 906-0644edgar@latinxedco.org Kansas City, MO; February 5, 2021: A report released today from Latinx Education Collaboration (LEC), “Landscape Analysis: Teachers of Color in Kansas

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