Curtis Acosta was concerned. An English teacher at Tucson High School, he noticed an unsettling trend. Latino students were dropping out at a higher rate than their peers. He knew they were capable. But for some reason, they lacked the scholar’s appetite. So, he called a meeting with fellow educators from Tucson Unified School District…
Traducido por Javier Aispuro Desde el año pasado, el presidente Donald Trump reabrió la puerta para la expresión racial en los Estados Unidos. Con la proximidad que Arizona tiene con la frontera, los problemas raciales entre los inmigrantes no son nada nuevo. En los últimos diez meses, la administración de Trump ha propuesto una…
Traducido por Javier Aispuro A nivel nacional, por cada persona blanca encarcelada, aproximadamente cinco personas negras lo son, según el Proyecto de Condenas. En Arizona, esas proporciones son similares para los afroamericanos, con hispanos encarcelados aproximadamente el doble que los anglosajones. Sin embargo, los datos de la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos muestran…
Mexican visitors influence Tucson’s economy. Year round, shoppers come from Sonora, Mexico, to the United States to seek deals and spend money. On average, they spend about $1 billion in Tucson alone, which has a big impact on the local economy. About 22 million Mexico visitors come to Arizona each year with the main purpose…
College students are more anxious now than they have ever been. Based on a Spring 2017 survey done by the American College Health Association 60.8 percent of college students said they felt overwhelming anxiety in the last year. This was nearly a 10 percent increase from the assessment back in 2008 and a 3 percent…
