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The Academic and Social Value of Ethnic Studies
(National Education Association, 2011)
Ethnic studies includes units of study, courses, or programs that are centered on the knowledge and perspectives of an ethnic or racial group, reflecting narratives and points of view rooted in that group’s lived experiences ...
Ethnic and Gender Subgroup Differences in Education, Employment, and Incarceration in the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community
(National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE), 2015)
The stratification of opportunities and disparate outcomes for Black and Latino boys and men has been well documented. However, there remains a lack of awareness about the extent to which these issues are relevant for the ...
Collaboratives: Helping Hispanic Students Succeed
(National Education Association, 1995)
Minority cultures represent an invaluable human resource within American society. To reap the full benefit of cultural diversity, however, some crucial and pervasive problems within the educational system need to be solved. ...
Recruiting and Retaining Latino Faculty Members: The Missing Piece to Latino Student Success
(National Education Association, 2011-10-13)
While Latino students are enrolling in greater numbers, Latino faculty have not seen similar growth, making up only four percent of faculty nationwide. 4 These contrasting images between the faculty and student demographics ...
Latinos, Student Debt, and Financial Security
(Demos, 2016-10-26)
Over the past 15 years, states have made deep cuts to their funding for higher education, causing tuition to rise rapidly, and household incomes have failed to keep up. As a result, student debt has skyrocketed, quintupling ...
Barriers to Latina Access of Higher Education
(Senior Honors Projects at the University of Rhode Island, 2012)
Female Hispanics, or Latinas, have often been described as having two strikes against them. Females have typically been underrepresented in higher education settings, and it is only recently that they have been welcomed ...
Higher Education in California: Expanding College Access
(Public Policy Institute of California, 2017-09-01)
More California high school graduates are academically ready for college than ever before. More are applying to and enrolling in college, and both the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU) ...
Higher Education in California: Increasing Equity and Diversity
(Public Policy Institute of California, 2017-09-01)
A solid majority of California’s future college-age population will come from groups that have been historically underrepresented in higher education—including Latinos and African Americans, and those who are low income ...
Remedial Education in California’s Colleges and Universities
(Public Policy Institute of California, 2017-10-01)
Remedial courses, also known as developmental or basic skills education, generally cover high school material and are aimed at students deemed unprepared for college-level work. At CSU, Latino and African American students ...
How Public Universities Can Promote Access and Success for All Students
(Center for American Progress, 2014-09-09)
Higher education has long been a path to economic security, and this is especially true for low-income students, first-generation college students, and students of color. Current demographic trends show that non-Hispanic ...