As national stewards of the El Día de los Niños Congressional resolutions, the NLCI was also successful in securing resolutions in the House and Senate Washington, DC— April 29, 2016 — The National Latino Children’s Institute (NLCI), a national organization dedicated to focusing the nation’s attention on the unique needs of Latino children received President […]

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As chief advocates of Latino children’s rights, the National Latino Children’s Institute (NLCI) continues to work with lawmakers to secure Congressional Resolution and Presidential Proclamation to recognize April 30th as El Día de los Niños. Washington, DC— April 26, 2016 — The National Latino Children’s Institute (NLCI), an organization whose mission is to advocate for […]

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by Fred Knapp, Reporter/Producer, NET News The Nebraska Legislature overrode Gov. Pete Ricketts veto Wednesday, voting to allow people brought to the U.S. illegally as children to get professional and occupational licenses in the state. The debate unfolded on the last day of this year’s legislative session as a crowd of young people, some of […]

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – With Latinos accounting for more than one in every four U.S. children under the age of five, it is becoming increasingly vital that our nation have an accurate count of this sector of our youth population.  On Tuesday, April 26, 2016, NALEO Educational Fund and Child Trends Hispanic Institute will host a […]

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Nearly half of U.S.-born Latinos are younger than 18 BY EILEEN PATTEN Hispanics are the youngest major racial or ethnic group in the United States. About one-third, or 17.9 million, of the nation’s Hispanic population is younger than 18, and about a quarter, or 14.6 million, of all Hispanics are Millennials (ages 18 to 33 […]

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—April 19, 2016—The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) will recognize school district superintendents and administrators from across the nation at its second annual Leaders in Education Awards Gala, to be held April 25, 2016, in Washington, D.C. Numerous education professionals, congressional representatives, and business leaders will attend the event at the historic […]

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