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(NEW YORK) — Sept. 15 marks the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States. For many across the country, this is a way to celebrate Latino culture for a few weeks with food, music and festivals. Daily, Latinos in the U.S. are […]
Photo courtesy pbs.org In 2019 Pacione-Zayas was featured on a PBS program speaking about how the well-being of children reflects a community's overall well-being. State Sen. Cristina Pacione-Zayas is on a mission to change the status quo of education in Illinois. "My objective was to be a disrupter," Pacione-Zayas said of her time working for the Illinois State Board of Education. "I knew that people may not agree with me, but if I anchored my di...