Latino Students and U.S. High Schools. Fact Sheet

Institution	Alliance for Excellent Education, Washington, DC.
Titel	Latino Students and U.S. High Schools. Fact Sheet
Quelle	(2009), (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	African American Students; Dropouts; Educational Attainment; White Students; Hispanic American Students; High School Students; Student Diversity; Minority Groups; Trend Analysis; Graduation Rate; Dropout Rate; School Readiness; College Preparation; Special Needs Students; Academically Gifted; School Segregation; Immigrants + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Ethnische Minderheit; Trendanalyse; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten
Abstract	The U.S. Census Bureau projects that by the year 2050, about 50 percent of the U.S. population will be African American, Hispanic, or Asian. These relatively youthful minority populations--Hispanics in particular--will drive demographic growth and diversification well into the twenty-first century. Nearly five million Latino students were enrolled in America's public schools in the 1993-94 school year. By 2005-06, that number had doubled. Over the past two decades, the percentage of Latino students in U.S. elementary and secondary schools has grown significantly, while the percentage of white students has declined and that of African American students has held steady. This demographic reality and its impact on the future economic and social well-being of the United States is one of many reasons why it is imperative to educate these students to high standards. However, current statistics demonstrate that there is a wide achievement and attainment gap that must be bridged before that goal is met. This report presents the available data on the following issues concerning Latino students: (1) graduation, dropouts, and preparedness; (2) schools, segregation, and teacher quality; and (3) special, gifted, and college preparatory education. (Contains 30 endnotes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Alliance for Excellent Education. 1201 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 901, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-828-0828; Fax: 202-828-0821; Web site: http://www.all4ed.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10