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Graduate from high school Complete at least some college Obtain at least a Bachelors Degree
(25-to 29-Year-Olds)
Source: US Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. March Current Population Surveys, 1971-2001, in The Condition of Education 2002.
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Source: US Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. March Current Population Surveys, 1971-2001, In The condition of Education 2002.
Nationally, 4th Grade Latinos Lag Behind Their White Peers in Reading (2005)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer, http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer, http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/
Too few High School 9th Graders Graduate Four Years Later
Source: Jay P. Greene and Greg Forster, Public High School Graduation and College Readiness Rates in the United States, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, September 2003.
ratios
Source: Pew Hispanic Center, November 2005: http://pewhispanic.org/reports/report.php?ReportID=54
Equity is..
Eliminating the racial predictability and disproportionality of student groups which occupy the highest and lowest achievement categories..
Raising the achievement all ALL students while narrowing the gaps between the highest and lowest performing students
Barriers K-12
Lack of early childhood education High Poverty Schools Limited English Proficiency Limited parental Involvement Low Expectations Family Duties
Barriers to College
Legal: Immigration Status Underrepresented in AP classes and Talented and Gifted programs Over represented in Special Education programs Lack of exposure to college educated adults as mentors Lack of Financial Support
Young People From High Income Families Young People From Low Income Families
58% 10%
Low income refers to families with annual incomes of $36,174 or less, high income refers to families with annual incomes above $96,056.
Source: Tom Mortenson, The Pell Institute, Unpublished Analysis, 2004.
Revealed: Feelings of inferiorty due to parents education level Do not feel they are treated equally at the school, felt targeted Worry a lot about the future
any mistake or bad grade means I am not going to college if the bar is set too high for us, probably quit I have a lot of pride, if I dont get it I wont ask the teacher Feel uncomfortable in class, other kids get it why dont I There is a lot of pressure to go to college, I mean, they [parents] tell us they came
here for us to have a better life. So you really have to do good because of their sacrifice..
What else helps Instruction Slow down Clearer transitions More interesting topics Repetition, saying things more than once
Unfamiliar cultural context Balance between familial and academic mandates Dual racial identity? Diversity of Hispanic/ Latino racial identity Classism, Native American identification, regionalism*
Conformity Stage alienation of own cultural group Resistance Stage self-segregation, mistrust of white staff Marginal Person Concept Ethnic Enclaves Over - Westernization