Elenamary

Fairfield County contains the suburbs of the city of Columbus, including Pickerington and Canal Winchester.

School districts changing to accommodate increasing Hispanic Population
Lancaster Eagle Gazette - Lancaster,OH,USA
There were 136 Hispanic students in the district during the 2003-04 school year, according to statistics from the Ohio Department of Education…

Multi-cultural festival held at Springfield ( Ohio ) USA
PunjabNewsline.com - Mohali-Chandigarh,Punjab,India
At Culture Fest the choices included Mexican, Greek and Italian foods; bluegrass, jazz and Andean music; and African, Indian and Celtic dancers…

Ohio students get solid marks in ‘nation’s report card’
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Cleveland,OH,USA
Ohio’s public school students were near the top of the class in national reading and math scores released Tuesday. In addition, black and Latino students posted the largest gains in the state and significantly narrowed the gap between their test scores and those of white students.

Good test scores not good as ‘gold’
Columbus Dispatch - Columbus,OH,USA
“In eighth-grade reading and math, Ohio is one of the highest-performing states for Latinos,” Hall said.
However, the average score for Latino eighth-graders still ranked below NAEP’s definition of “proficient.”

Hispanics still low in leadership roles
Youngstown Vindicator - Youngstown,OH,USA
YOUNGSTOWN — Hispanics have made great strides when it comes to graduating from high school, but more needs to be done to help reverse a 45-percent dropout rate among Ohio’s Hispanic students.

Bad News: Hispanic Teens Hurt Least by Parents’ Marital Woes
Newswise (press release) - USA
New research suggests that Hispanic teens aren’t as affected by their parents’ marital disruption – including divorce and separation — only because they already face a host of difficulties and disadvantages before the breakup.

Divorce affects Hispanic teens less
United Press International - USA
COLUMBUS, Ohio, 18 (UPI) — Many Hispanic adolescents in the United States aren’t as affected by the divorce of their parents, because their life situation is already poor, a study found.

Ohio: Inappropriate E-Mails Probed
Forbes - NY,USA
“Would he give a female or a Hispanic a fair shake in his current position?” Evans asked during a June 5 interview with ODOT investigators. “I don’t know and I think this is why it is an ODOT issue.”

I hate it when local Police think their job is to investigate and enforce federal immigration laws, and I hate it even more that they decided to do it because someone didn’t speak English.

Police Arrest Three Illegal Aliens in Wheeling
WTRF - Wheeling,WV,USA
WHEELING — Wheeling police said they picked up three illegal aliens Saturday night at Wheeling Island Racetrack and Gaming Center. Authorities were called to the track about 10:30 p.m. on a report of a woman who could not speak English.