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The gift of biliteracy
Six states have passes laws promoting a Seal of Biliteracy, awarded to high school graduates who can demonstrate that they can read and write in more than one language. On a recent Linea Abierta show, a teacher and a student discussed the importance of making sure children become biliterate.
Living in the Shadows: No Bail and No Healthcare
In Arizona, undocumented immigrants who are arrested are held without bail, even when they need healthcare. One undocumented woman with breast cancer was preparing for a mastectomy, when she was arrested and accused of identity theft. Just days before her programmed surgery, Valeria Fernández interviewed her in jail.
Texas to close a school that graduates dropouts
A charter school in Texas is dedicated solely to teaching students who previously dropped out of school and helps them graduate. But the state is about to close the school because it says it doesn’t meet academic and financial standards set for all schools. Joy Díaz reports from Austin, Texas.
Dual Immersion Bill in Arizona Leaves Spanish-Speakers Out
Children who speak Spanish at home could be left out of a bill in Arizona that proposes to create a pilot dual immersion program and allocates crucial funding.
Living in the Shadows: Children Who Witness Parent’s Immigration Arrest May Suffer Lifetime Health Consequences
Every day more than 1,000 immigrants on average are deported from the United States, and many of them are parents who were arrested and handcuffed in front of their children, before they were taken to a detention center to wait for their deportation. Over time, this means that hundreds of thousands of children are at risk of high level of trauma exposure.
(Español) Cierra el enrollment ¿Quedaron dudas?
(Español) “El asunto es que como tiene disponibilidad de seguro, a través del trabajo suyo, probablemente no va a ser elegible para la ayuda financiera a través de Obamacare porque para poder tener ayuda financiera no debe tener un seguro disponible a través de un trabajo, ya sea el suyo, el de su cónyuge o el de su padre”.
(Español) La cruz en el pecho y el diablo en los hechos
(Español) Pero para estos políticos los valores familiares sí terminan en el Río Grande o dondequiera que haya entrado un inmigrante para buscar una mejor vida para su familia o para volver a estar con hijos y nietos ciudadanos cuando son deportados tras décadas de vivir en Estados Unidos. O quizá los valores familiares sólo aplican a quienes lucen como ellos.
(Español) A horas de concluir extensión de inscripción al mercado intercambio (primera de dos)
(Español) Si en tu trabajo tienes un salario de 40 mil dólares, pero tienes una casa, y tienes alguna deducción. tienes hijos y lo mismo, y no es el salario total, el ingreso bruto o los 40 mil dólares lo que cuenta. Cuenta lo que tú estás presentando de tus impuestos después de las deducciones que declaras.
(Español) Si no se inscribió, vaya al sitio web de salud, tal vez es elegible para Medicaid (última)
(Español) “Si no se inscribió en el tiempo permitido, llámenos por teléfono, a lo mejor califican para el programa de Medicaid, que es gratis o muy barato; queremos asegurarnos que todas aquellas personas que califican para ese programa se contacten con nosotros¨.
New York Expands Preschool to all Four-Year-Olds
Early childhood education is a fundamental part of preparing children before they enter elementary school, but many times the children of the poorest families do not have access to this type of education. President Obama has proposed to expand free preschool programs to all children.
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