New Journalism on Latino Children Research Briefs

• Who will Teach our Children? Building a Qualified Early Childhood Workforce. Video of NJLC Conference
• Who Will Teach Our Children, September 25, 2012
• Latino Workers Hitting Blue-Collar Ceiling, Dec. 15, 2011. Also see full report.
• Latino Access to Preschool Stalls after Earlier Gains, April 2011
• Advancing the Language Skills of Young Latino Children: Fresh Evidence, November 2010
• Implementing Dual-Language Programs in Illinois, November 2010
• Few Preschool Slots for Latino Children in Illinois, November 2010
• Getting Latino Youth through High School, September 2009
• Cultural Strengths of Latino Families, August 2009
• Giving Latino Children a Stronger Start, August 2009

Here is a list of other research and reports, webinars and other resources on Latino schooling, especially early childhood issues and dual language immersion.

• The Toll of the Great Recession, Pew Hispanic Center
• ELLs Need Support in Home Language to Effectively Learn English, Center for Law and Social Policy
• Bullying Victims Suffer Academically, Particularly High-Achieving Latinos and Blacks, American Sociological Association
• Bilingual Babies’ Vocabulary Linked to Early Brain Differentiation, University of Washington
• Education and Achievement: A Focus on Latino “Immigrant” Children, Foundation for Child Development
• Improving Educational Outcomes for English-Language Learners, Working Group on ELL Policy (Power Point)
• The Changing Pathways of Hispanic Youths Into Adulthood, Pew Hispanic Center
• Latinos and Education: Explaining the Attainment Gap, Pew Hispanic Center
• Achievement Gaps: How Hispanic and White Students in Public Schools Perform in Mathematics and Reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, National Center for Educational Progress, June 2011
• Challenging Common Myths About Young English Language Learners – Foundation for Child Development
• Dual Language Learners in the Early Years: Getting Ready to Succeed in School
• Video interview about English language learners in preschool. Includes lists of resources.
• Hispanicity and Educational Inequality: Risks, Opportunities and the Nation’s Future, Educational Testing Service
• Pathways to Prevention:The Latino Male Droput Crisis, Arizona State University Center for Community Development and Civil Rights
• Similar English Learner Students, Different Results: Why Do Some Schools Do Better?, EdSource
• Improving Assessment and Accountability for English Language Learners in the No Child Left Behind Act, National Council of La Raza
• Minorities in Higher Education 22nd Annual Status Report: 2007 Supplement,The American Council on Education
• How Latino Students Pay for College, Excelencia in Education
• Listening to Latinas: Barriers to High School Graduation, National Women’s Law Center and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund
• Webinar: How to Welcome and Support Head Start Dual Language Learners when they get to Elementary School From the National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition

You can also listen to the experiences of undocumented students as reported by students enrolled in the Collaborative Journalism Project at UC Berkeley Law School’s Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Race, Ethnicity and Diversity.