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About me

Rosa Tock lives on the West Side in Saint Paul. She is originally from Guatemala and holds a Masters Degree in Public Policy from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. In Minnesota she has worked in several public administration positions and has a particular passion in education policies and Latino communities in the state.

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FREE SPEECH ZONE | When numbers are not enough: growth and (ir)relevance of Latinos in the United States

By Rosa Tock, Free Speech Zone

A couple of weeks ago, Professor Rogelio Saenz, Dean of the College of Public Policy at University of Texas, San Antonio, was at the Humphrey School presenting his research on changing Latino demographics in the nation.MORE »

FREE SPEECH ZONE | Navigating between diverse worlds

By Rosa Tock, Free Speech Zone

I have called Minnesota my home since 2005, with a previous two-year stay while I was earning my master’s degree in public policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. I am approaching my first ten years here, bravely facing the winters that are impossible to imagine when you come from a country that calls itself land of the eternal spring.MORE »

ANALYSIS | More education in Minnesota and nationally — but still not enough

By Rosa Tock, TC Daily Planet

Compared to seventy years ago, the percentage of students who finish high school is much higher, according to Census Bureau analysts. While in the 1940s only 24 percent graduated from high school, today almost 90 percent have a high school degree (86 percent).MORE »