Achieving Equity for Latino Students : Expanding the Pathway to Higher Education Through Public Policy

by Contreras, Frances

• ISBN13: 9780807752111
• ISBN10: 0807752118
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-07-01
• Publisher: Teachers College Pr
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Summary

This book provides a critical discussion of the role that select K-12 educational policies have and continue to play in failing Latino students. The author includes specific recommendations that aim to raise achievement, college transition rates, and success among Latino students across the pre-school through college continuum. Chapters cover high dropout rates, access to college-preparation resources, testing and accountability, financial aid, The Dream Act, and affirmative action.