Eight graduates of a new economic development program offered by Centro de la Familia de Utah received certificates of graduation on Sunday and are prepared to take first steps toward launching new businesses and providing help to communities in Mexico. Sergio Palacios, a board member of the Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, said many organizations contributed to getting the new program off the ground and include the Mexican Consulate, Centro de la Familia, the Utah Small Business Development Center and his organization. Palacios said the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce sponsored four of the graduates of the first class, and will continue to help participants.
As a Utah teacher, I can't help responding to the Sept. 25 article regarding the University of Utah study, commissioned by Centro de la Familia de Utah, that acknowledges the achievement gap between white and minority students in Utah. The article highlights Latino students specifically. There should be little debate about the reality of academic achievement gaps, but the number of reasons clicked off in the article contained a glaring omission: students' own home and cultural responsibility. I have taught low-achieving students for nearly 30 years and find two primary barriers to the academic achievement of minority students, when other learning problems are accounted for. The first is parental indifference, especially toward school attendance. The second is the refusal of parents, usu...
* PETICIÓN: la familia del refugiado bosnio Sulejman Talovic, que el pasado 12 de febrero mató a tiros a cinco personas en un centro comercial de Salt Lake City, Utah, pidió que el joven sea enterrado en Bosnia. El servicio consular bosnio ya está realizando los trámites para el traslado del cadáver, declaró un representante del Ministerio de Exteriores del país balcánico.
Thirty years ago Rebecca Chavez-Houck, acting director of Centro de la Familia de Utah, was a sophomore at Bingham High School. Her mother was a widow, and Chavez was studying hard so she could get a scholarship and be the first in her family to go to college. Thirty years ago Derek Parra was a 4-year-old living in California. He'd not yet learned to skate. He would go on to be the first Mexican-American to win Olympic gold. He also would become the kind of man who is willing to talk to kids, especially Latino kids, to tell them that they, too, can achieve their goals.
...Heidi Baker, directora del centro de desarrollo para el niño y la familia en la Uni...
After less than a year on the job, Kim Langton is stepping down as chief executive officer of Centro de La Familia de Utah. Langton submitted his resignation, saying he wanted to return to public school administration. The resignation was effective immediately.
Centro de la Familia de Utah has received a $10,000 grant to support its education programs. The funding, from Wal-Mart Stores Inc., will provide stipends for educational assistants. Undergraduate teaching students from the University of Utah will work directly with groups of Latino students who need extra help in reading and math.
... Deseret Industries, el Servicio para la Familia de la Iglesia, así como un centro de distribució...
Gonzalo Palza, a local community advocate and longtime minority business adviser, will take the helm of Centro de La Familia de Utah. Palza, 53, was name chief executive officer by the board of the nonprofit serving Latino families. He is scheduled to start on Sept. 5.
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