Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages Newletter

Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages Newletter

Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute (PR/HYLI) 2023 In March, more than 250 students representing 136 different high schools from all over New York State came to Albany to partake in The 33rd Annual Angelo Del Toro Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership...

Washington D.C. Visit

Washington D.C. Visit

2023 Educational Trip to Washington DC: The Angelo Del Toro Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute Outstanding Student Delegates were invited to attend a three-day educational trip to Washington D.C. Students had the opportunity to meet with elected...

Excelencia in Education

Excelencia in Education

The Angelo Del Toro Puerto Rican / Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute was recently recognized as a Program to Watch by Excelencia in Education, an organization that helps to accelerate Latino success in higher education by promoting student achievement.

During the annual Examples of Excelencia review and selection process, Excelencia identifies innovative and/or up-and-coming programs that are making a positive impact on the success of their Latino students as Programs to Watch. Excelencia hopes that by bringing attention to these programs, we can encourage institutions, practitioners, funders, policy makers, and other stakeholders to keep an eye out as these programs continue to improve Latino student success.

So Much More Than a Teachable Moment

So Much More Than a Teachable Moment

You will probably recall that in July 2009, noted Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates was arrested at his own home after a neighbor called the police to report a suspected break-in. Gates is black; the arresting officer, white.

The incident drew national attention and President Obama responded at the time by saying, “I don’t know . . . what role race played in that. But . . . what I think we know separate and apart from this incident is that there’s a long history in this country of African Americans and Latinos being stopped by law enforcement disproportionately.”

The Angelo Del Toro Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute is an innovative collaboration with the NYS Assembly/Senate Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force in conjunction with the annual SOMOS, Inc. conference, the New York State Education Department, Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages and other agencies as appropriate.

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