Trailing Behind, Moving Forward
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June 7, 2012
- Education Diplomas Count 2012 Release EventEducation Week Presents Diplomas Count 2012: Trailing Behind, Moving Forward - Latino 69传媒 in U.S. 69传媒Equity & Diversity Graduation Rate Rises, Strong Gains Among LatinosThe latest analysis from the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center finds that 73.4 percent of the class of 2009 graduated on time鈥攁 7.4 percentage point increase over 10 years.Federal 44 States Now Using the Same Grad.-Rate FormulaAn original analysis by the EPE Research Center shows that most states are keeping pace with federal requirements to phase in new cohort graduation rates.Federal Guatemalan Transplant Thrives in Cross-Cultural SchoolAfter San Francisco International High School, Marlyn Martinez wants to study civil engineering.Equity & Diversity Advice From Miami-Dade Educators: Embrace DiversityWhen it comes to educating Latino students, the nation's fourth-largest school system has a long track record.Equity & Diversity Hispanic Girls Face Special Barriers on Road to CollegeA cultural emphasis on loyalty to family leads some Latinas to pass on college or only pick schools close to home.Equity & Diversity Cuban-Born Student Readjusts to Miami's Cuban CultureLisbet Ascon came to Miami-Dade schools by way of Chile.Equity & Diversity Dominican-Born Student Straddles Two CulturesRoger Sanchez's 'Afro-Latino' heritage spurred questions from his new U.S. classmates.Equity & Diversity For Many Latino 69传媒, College Seems Out of ReachBut some K-12 schools, colleges, and nonprofits are helping Hispanic students make the leap from high school to higher education.Federal N.J. District's Preschool Programs Draw LatinosNationally, Hispanics are less likely than some other U.S. population groups to enroll their children in preschool. Not so in Perth Amboy.Federal Student Travels 3,000 Miles to Reunite With ParentsLanguage was Adiel Granados' biggest hurdle after his long journey from El Salvador to Silver Spring, Md.Equity & Diversity Native New Yorker Finds Spanish a 'Lost' SkillA second-generation Puerto Rican, Alisa Rodriguez rarely uses her parents' native tongue now.Federal Language Learning Twice as Hard for Mayan StudentLuis Mis Mis had to learn two languages鈥擲panish and English鈥攚hen he moved to the United States from Mexico.Equity & Diversity Raising Latino Achievement Seen as 'Demographic Imperative'By 2020, one in every four U.S. schoolchildren will be Latino; their success is key to the nation's economic prosperity.Equity & Diversity Ala. Immigration Law Casts Pall Over Community's 69传媒The toughest of a wave of state laws targeting illegal immigrants, Alabama's statute is affecting learning for all the Latino students in Foley, Ala.Education Heritage ProfilesDiplomas Count 2012 profiled individual students from the six largest Hispanic heritage groups represented in U.S. schools.Education Graduation Rate Trends 1998-99 to 2008-09An interactive map that allows users to explore changes in state graduation rates over the past decade.Education Sources & Notes
DEFINING READINESS
College-readiness definition: State has formal expectations for what students will need to know and be able to do in order to be admitted to state's two-year and/or four-year institutions and enroll in credit-bearing courses. State approaches to defining college readiness have been classified into the following categories: courses, skills, standards, and tests. Some states' definitions may include elements that do not fall into categories established for this analysis. EPE Research Center annual state policy survey (2011-12 school year), 2011.