LEAP in the News

On Friday, LEAP, the Washington Commission on Hispanic Affairs and Alianza student coalition hosted a leadership forum in Vancouver, WA. Here is an article the Columbian wrote on the forum.

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jun/26/latino-youth-zero-in-on-issues-involvement/

Marysville School Board Member: “Inferior” Students Need Not Apply

A parent volunteer has brought to our attention, Marysville School Board member, Michael Kundu. Kundu has recently been making headlines based on an email he sent commenting on the achievement gap and "certain ethnic groups possess[ing] biological advantages and disadvantages compared to others, in areas including brain sizes and intelligence levels" (quote taken from Seattle PI news article).

The ACLU in Washington recently an posted an excellent article on their blog in response to this recent situation. You can view the blog by clicking on the link below:

http://www.aclu-wa.org/blog/marysville-school-board-member-inferior-students-need-not-apply

If interested, there will be a Marysville School Board Meeting (4420 80th Street NE, Marysville, WA 98270) at 6:30 pm on Monday June 21st where the school board will vote on Kundu's achievement gap proposal. This meeting is open to public comments.

College Bound Scholarship for 7th and 8th Graders

Ojo! the deadline for 7th and 8th grade students to sign up for the College Bound scholarship is the 30th of June. Don't miss this great opportunity!

For more information visit the HECB website: http://www.hecb.wa.gov/CBS2010deadline.asp