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Rocky Mountain Divide: Lifting Latinos and Closing Equity Gaps in Colorado
(Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2018-08-06)
Colorado is one of many states that have been underinvesting in educating the children of their least advantaged residents while using job growth to attract well-educated individuals from other states. These policies are ...
Engaging Latino Communities for Education Closing the Achievement Gap
(National Conference for States Legislatures, 2008)
This report, based on the ENLACE model for student success, examines some of the major research in best practices for Latino students and offers policy ideas for state legislators. Although the model intentionally avoids ...
Latinos in Community Colleges
(Excelencia in Education, 2015)
This report presents data on enrollment and educational attainment of Latinos in Community Colleges.
Latino Education and Economic Progress: Running Faster but Still Behind
(Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2017)
Latinos have a long way to go in achieving educational and economic equality. Latinos are improving their high school completion but still lag Blacks and Whites. As a result, Latinos are also last in postsecondary enrollment. ...
The State of Higher Education for Latinx in California
(The Campaign for College Opportunity, 2019-10-01)
This report analyzes the state of Latinx in California education. Specifically, this report reviews preparation, enrollment, and success in college for Latinx Californians. It also recommends actions that our policymakers ...
Big Gaps, Small Gaps: Some Colleges And Universities Do Better Than Others in Graduating Hispanic Students
(The Education Trust-Midwest, 2010-08-09)
To improve degree attainment among Hispanic students, colleges and universities simply must enroll more of them. But it’s just as important that these institutions also boost their graduation rates and close graduation-rate ...
Degree Attainment for Latino Adults: National and State Trends
(The Education Trust, 2018-06-14)
Nationally, there are significant differences in degree attainment among Black, Latino, and White adults, but degree attainment for these groups and the attainment gaps between them vary considerably across states. In this ...
Latinos and Education: Explaining the Attainment Gap
(Pew Research Center, 2009-10-07)
Nearly nine-in-ten (89%) Latino young adults say that a college education is important for success in life, yet only about half that number—48%—say that they themselves plan to get a college degree, according to a new ...
The State of Education for Latino Students
(The Education Trust, 2014-06-23)
The fast-growing Latino student population constitutes the largest racial or ethnic group in U.S. public schools after the white student population. And while academic achievement for Latino students has increased over ...
Closing the Equity Gap in Educational Attainment for Latinos
(Excelencia in Education, 2018-09-01)
The nation can increase degree attainment for all, but closing the gap between Latinos and other groups requires an intentional and tactical strategy to accelerate Latinos’ attainment. This is not an “us vs. them” approach. ...