Mario Olivares’s goal through OjoOido is to demonstrate to Latino students and colleagues what can transpire when one sets and identifies a goal and makes a life-long commitment to focus, work, study and practice. He strives to expose the discipline required to do whatever it takes to meet that objective.…
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At 17 percent of the population, Latinos make-up the largest minority in the United States. Latino youth under the age of 18 represent 25 percent of the nation’s child population. Within the next 20 years, one in three American youth will be Latino. It is hard to deny how critical…
There is in the U.S. education reform movement and amongst status quo education leaders across the country, little recognition of and appreciation for the value of Latino Role Models as a collective intergenerational group. Latino Role Models are particularly attune to and stand to offer a depth of understanding towards…
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