Challenges and Opportunities to Latino Youth Development
(Sage Publications © 2006)
This study examines the cultural and contextual factors that influence Latino participation in youth programs. Although youth programs are increasingly recognized for their positive influences, little is known about the factors that influence a young person’s decision to participate.
Fragile Futures
(Educational Testing Service © 2005)
This report focuses on high-achieving Latino students and the language, culture and immigration status issues that greatly affect their motivation and ultimate achievement.
Latino Education
(College Board © 2007)
This report provides a synthesis of recurring recommendations and proposed solutions on improving the current status of Latinos in education in the United States. The review is based on a content analysis of a multitude of reports published across the country in the last 20 years.
Next Generation Charter Schools
(Center for American Progress and National Council of La Raza © September 2010)
Next Generation Charter Schools: Meeting the Needs of Latinos and English Language Learners
This report considers the role—both current and future—that charter schools have in the education of Latinos and ELLs. It examines how both the large growth of the Latino and ELL student population and the potential expansion of charter schools will influence the educational landscape.
Si, Se Puede! Yes, We Can!
(American Association of University Women Educational Foundation © 2001)
This paper explores the experiences of Latinas in the United States’ educational system. It utilizes the concept of “possible selves” to investigate the lives of Latinas in school, at home, and with their peers. In some cases, possible selves are constrained by these contexts; in others, they are broadened. Furthermore, the authors suggest that elements in each of these social contexts can be education-encouraging and affirming, or education-discouraging and dismissive.
Understanding Latino Parental Involvement in Education
(The Tomás Rivera Policy Institute © September 2007)
As schools and policymakers seek to improve the educational conditions of Latinos, parental influence in the form of school involvement is assumed to play some role in shaping students’ educational experiences. Despite this national interest in parental involvement, little research has been conducted on what constitutes parental involvement in the middle and high school years. Moreover, stakeholders hold diverse definitions of parental involvement, and little attention is paid to how Latino parents, specifically, define parental involvement.
What Works for Latino Students
(Excelencia in Education, Inc. © February 2004)
By the year 2025, 25 percent of school-age children in the United States and 22 percent of the college-age population will be Hispanic. Addressing the educational needs of the fastest-growing community in the United States—the Hispanic community—is vital to our national interest. Programs across the country are beginning to show initial evidence of increasing the opportunities and improving academic achievement for Latino students. The primary purpose of this publication is to provide practical information about programs that are “working” for Latino students.
