“A bad attitude is like a bad tire: You can’t go anywhere until
you change it,” Arizona State University sophomore Ricardo
Nieland told a roomful of journalists gathered on the campus for
a seminar on innovation in higher
education earlier this month.
Nieland was speaking on a panel about college students who are
among the first generation of family members to pursue a degree.
The session addressed the struggles many of these young adults
encounter in higher education.
The school districts in Texas’ eight largest cities all have
Latino superintendents at the helm, as do half of the top 20,
Dallas-based KERA News reported Tuesday. The
story comes after the recent hire of Richard A. Carranza as
superintendent of the Houston Independent School District, the
largest in the state and seventh largest in the country.
There are hundreds of thousands of students who cross borders to
attend schools in both the U.S. and Mexico during their
elementary, middle and high school years, but poor communication
between the two nations often results in significant obstacles
for their academic advancement, researchers said at a binational
symposium in Mexico this week.
The Hispanic population is no longer the
fastest-growing group in the U.S., falling second to Asians
due to lower immigration rates from Latin America and fewer
births since the Great Recession, a
new Pew Research Center study shows.
With 52 data points over 52 weeks, the University of Pennsylvania
Center for
Minority-Serving Institutions hopes to raise public awareness
about these types of colleges and the return on
investment they can offer.
Black and Latino students in Boston increasingly are enrolled in
a free program that offers test prep services for students
seeking entry into the district’s three prestigious exam schools
— one of which is under
federal investigation for alleged racial discrimination and
harassment, The Boston Globe
Crossing an international border can be a hassle. But some
parents in Mexico do it every day in pursuit of a better
education for their children.
San Antonio-based KENS 5 recently aired a
story of a father who walks his two young children across the
Mexico-Texas border daily so they can attend school in the
U.S. The trek is worth it, he says.
More than six decades since the landmark Brown vs. Board of
Education decision declared that segregated schools
are “inherently unequal,” Latino students from
low-income backgrounds are becoming increasingly isolated in
public schools across the country.
The most-segregated schools Latinos attend often have fewer
resources, including less access to Advanced Placement courses
and Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) programs, compared with
schools with high populations of affluent and white
students.
The number of Hispanics taking the ACT exam jumped 50 percent
from 2011 to 2015. But only 15 percent of those test takers
are scoring well enough to be deemed college-ready in all four
subjects, compared to 28 percent of other students.
These figures starkly reflect “the gap between the level of
aspiration and the level of readiness” required to thrive in
college, said Juan Garcia,
senior director of the ACT’s Office for the Advancement of
Underserved Learners.
When Edgar Ríos was one of 126
students in the first class of a new charter school in Chicago in
1999, almost all of his teachers were white.
They were good teachers, he says. His favorite, though, was a
teacher “who could speak Spanish with my mother and father, so I
didn’t have to translate.”
First in the Family: What Works for First-Generation College Students
“A bad attitude is like a bad tire: You can’t go anywhere until you change it,” Arizona State University sophomore Ricardo Nieland told a roomful of journalists gathered on the campus for a seminar on innovation in higher education earlier this month.
Nieland was speaking on a panel about college students who are among the first generation of family members to pursue a degree. The session addressed the struggles many of these young adults encounter in higher education.
Hiring More Black and Latino Professors: ‘You Have to Want to Do That’
ASU President Michael Crow with his thoughts on faculty diversity
Why aren’t there more black and Latino college professors at elite institutions?
In Texas, Latinos Run the Largest City School Districts
The school districts in Texas’ eight largest cities all have Latino superintendents at the helm, as do half of the top 20, Dallas-based KERA News reported Tuesday. The story comes after the recent hire of Richard A. Carranza as superintendent of the Houston Independent School District, the largest in the state and seventh largest in the country.
Crossing Borders Means Repeated Grades, Denied Enrollment for Some Mexican-American Students
There are hundreds of thousands of students who cross borders to attend schools in both the U.S. and Mexico during their elementary, middle and high school years, but poor communication between the two nations often results in significant obstacles for their academic advancement, researchers said at a binational symposium in Mexico this week.
Hispanics No Longer Fastest-Growing Population in U.S.
The Hispanic population is no longer the fastest-growing group in the U.S., falling second to Asians due to lower immigration rates from Latin America and fewer births since the Great Recession, a new Pew Research Center study shows.
Year-Long Campaign to Highlight ROI of Minority-Serving Institutions
With 52 data points over 52 weeks, the University of Pennsylvania Center for Minority-Serving Institutions hopes to raise public awareness about these types of colleges and the return on investment they can offer.
Could Changes to Test Prep Program Make Boston Latin School More Diverse?
Black and Latino students in Boston increasingly are enrolled in a free program that offers test prep services for students seeking entry into the district’s three prestigious exam schools — one of which is under federal investigation for alleged racial discrimination and harassment, The Boston Globe
Crossing International Borders for a Better Education
Crossing an international border can be a hassle. But some parents in Mexico do it every day in pursuit of a better education for their children.
San Antonio-based KENS 5 recently aired a story of a father who walks his two young children across the Mexico-Texas border daily so they can attend school in the U.S. The trek is worth it, he says.
Growing Segregation of Latinos in Public Schools Poses Challenge for Academic Success
More than six decades since the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education decision declared that segregated schools are “inherently unequal,” Latino students from low-income backgrounds are becoming increasingly isolated in public schools across the country.
The most-segregated schools Latinos attend often have fewer resources, including less access to Advanced Placement courses and Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) programs, compared with schools with high populations of affluent and white students.
Ensuring College Readiness and Success for Latino Students
The number of Hispanics taking the ACT exam jumped 50 percent from 2011 to 2015. But only 15 percent of those test takers are scoring well enough to be deemed college-ready in all four subjects, compared to 28 percent of other students.
These figures starkly reflect “the gap between the level of aspiration and the level of readiness” required to thrive in college, said Juan Garcia, senior director of the ACT’s Office for the Advancement of Underserved Learners.
Telling Immigration Stories: Journalism or Advocacy?
In 1910, one in four children in the U.S. was an immigrant, and most of that group were European, Christian and white.
Where Are the Latino Teachers?
When Edgar Ríos was one of 126 students in the first class of a new charter school in Chicago in 1999, almost all of his teachers were white.
They were good teachers, he says. His favorite, though, was a teacher “who could speak Spanish with my mother and father, so I didn’t have to translate.”