Tag Archives: Hispanic Education

ED-Funded Training Helps Displaced Welder Find Calling as Bilingual Teacher

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Guest Blogger

A few years ago, José Grimaldo found himself at a crossroads when he lost his job as a welder at a factory in Illinois. With three children and a wife to support, what was he to do? Grimaldo, like many … Continue reading →

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Teachers@ED: José Rico

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Guest Blogger

Editors Note: Teachers@ED profiles some of the hundreds of current and former educators who work at the U.S. Department of Education, and how their experiences in schools inform their work for the agency. Carlos and Celia Rico had big hopes for their … Continue reading →

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Community Action Grows Organically at Hispanic Summit

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Guest Blogger

José Rico, executive director of White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, arranged the last chair in the multi-purpose room of Sonia Sotomayor Learning Academies in Los Angeles and flashed a smile to his team. “Let’s do it,” he … Continue reading →

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San Antonio Community Joins National Conversation about Education

Posted on March 15, 2012 by David Terry

“America’s economic success is inextricably linked with the success of the Hispanic community,” Secretary Duncan said last week in San Antonio. Duncan joined the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics for two events, including a town hall with … Continue reading →

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#HispanicED Twitter Town Hall with Arne Duncan

Posted on February 9, 2012 by David Terry

An engaged audience with a broad range of questions joined Secretary Arne Duncan on Twitter and via video yesterday to discuss education issues facing the Latino community. Duncan was joined by José Rico, executive director of the White House Initiative … Continue reading →

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White House Listens to Arizona

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Guest Blogger

More than 350 community leaders came together last Saturday in Phoenix for the White House’s Hispanic Community Action Summit at the ASU-Downtown Campus. Arizona civic leaders joined in thought-provoking discussions and analysis of a wide-range of policy areas, but on … Continue reading →

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Join Arne for a Twitter Town Hall on Hispanic Education

Posted on February 2, 2012 by David Terry

To follow up on the President’s State of the Union Address—in which critical topics like college affordability, dropout rates, teachers, and job training were addressed—Secretary Duncan will engage with the Hispanic community through a Twitter town hall at 3:00 p.m. … Continue reading →

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From the Inland Empire to the White House: Building Community and Winning Our Future

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Guest Blogger

On Nov. 5, 2011, more than 300 community stakeholders from the San Bernardino and Riverside counties (the Inland Empire) and others from Los Angeles and northern California joined several senior Obama administration officials for a White House Hispanic Community Action … Continue reading →

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Join Arne for a Virtual Town Hall on Hispanic Education

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Cameron Brenchley

To kick off the Administration’s focus on Hispanic education as a part of Hispanic Heritage Month, Secretary Duncan will engage with the Latino community through a virtual town hall at 2:30 p.m. ET today. The town hall will be moderated … Continue reading →

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