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Higher Education: Gaps in Access and Persistence Study
(U.S. Department of Education, 2012-08-01)
Numerous studies have documented persistent gaps between the educational attainment of White males and that of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander males. The NCES report ...
A Look at Latino Student Success: Identifying Top- and Bottom-Performing Institutions
(The Education Trust, 2017)
As the Latino population in this nation has increased over the past few decades, there has been a dramatic surge in the numbers of Latino students pursuing postsecondary credentials and degrees on college and university ...
What Works for Latino Students in Higher Education 2016
(Excelencia in Education, 2016)
The 2016 Examples of Excelencia recognizes selected programs in higher education at the Associate, Baccalaureate, and Graduate levels as well as at Community-Based Organizations (CBOs). The compendium contains a one-page ...
The Condition of College & Career Readiness 2013: Hispanic Students
(ACT; Excelencia in Education, 2014-05-22)
The report provides a national snapshot of academic performance among Hispanic students in the high school graduating class of 2013 who took the ACT® college readiness assessment. The report makes clear that although many ...
What Works for Latino Students in Higher Education 2014
(Excelencia in Education, 2014-09-30)
This compendium contains a one-page program summary of the four Examples of Excelencia, the fifteen finalist programs, and the ten honorable mention programs making a positive difference in the educational achievement of ...
How The Ways College Authorities Talk About Diversity Can Undercut Efforts To Fight Racial Inequality
(Scholars Strategy Network, 2016-07-01)
Although the benefits of a diverse learning environment are clear, affirmative action overall was originally intended to further multiple goals: to promote greater access for African Americans into elite, predominantly ...
The Condition of College & Career Readiness 2012: Hispanic Students
(ACT, 2012-08-27)
Using ACT test scores and the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks, The Condition of College & Career Readiness 2012 provides a series of graphics highlighting the college and career readiness of the ACT-tested high school ...
What Works for Latino Students in Higher Education 2011
(Excelencia in Education, 2011)
The compendium provides a summary of the three 2011 Examples of Excelencia selected, as well as sixteen finalist programs making a positive difference in the educational achievement of Latino students in higher education. ...
Access/Acceso: Rising to the Challenge of Improving Higher Education Opportunities for Latinos
(Educational Testing Service, 2010-03-05)
The report brings a different perspective about the issues confronting higher education, while providing an overview of the possible solutions that could resolve the unique challenges the nation faces in this area. Both ...
America’s Prosperity: The Academic Success of Hispanics
(Educational Testing Service, 2014-03-06)
The report points out some insights about the higher education success of Hispanics. The main argument is that education, prosperity and competitiveness are inextricably linked, a fact that educators, policymakers and ...