A growing body of research is producing encouraging news about the performance of Hispanic students in public charter schools, according to an Issue Brief released today by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools at the Texas Charter School Conference in Houston.
Education
Census: Value of College Degree.
Adults age 18 and older with a bachelor’s degree earned an average of $51,554 in 2004, while those with a high school diploma earned $28,645, according to new tabulations released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Those without a high school diploma earned an average of $19,169.
The series of tables, Educational Attainment in the United States: 2005, also showed advanced-degree holders made an average of $78,093.
TRPI: California Latino Scholarship Study and Directory.
The Tomás Rivera Policy Institute (TRPI) announces the release of a new study titled College Scholarships for Latino Students: Are Opportunities Being Missed?, as well as online and print scholarship directories for California Latino students.
Northwestern University team wins Dell-Microsoft National Marketing Competition.
A team of business students from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University took top honors at the fifth annual Dell-Microsoft Marketing Case Competition, a commitment to diversity, education and professional development of Hispanic talent.
Hispanics hit with soaring tuition costs.
College is getting priced out of the reach of more Latino students, according to a new report released by the Campaign for America’s Future. The full cost of college for one year at a public university now consumes one third of the annual median household income for Hispanics compared to one-quarter of annual median household income for a non-Hispanic, white family.
The changing landscape of American Public Education: new students – new schools.
Since the mid-1990s, two trends have transformed the landscape of American public education: enrollment has increased because of the growth of the Hispanic population, and the number of schools has also increased. This report examines the intersection of those trends. Total public school enrollment in the United States peaked at 46.1 million in 1971 as the youngest members of the baby boom generation arrived in the nation’s classrooms. Enrollment gradually dropped off, to 39.2 million in fall 1984, then began to increase once again, reaching 48.2 million–a 23% jump–in fall 2002.
Practical Tools to Increase Latino College Access and Achievement.
TRPI announced its growing education conference, Practical Tools to Increase Latino College Access and Achievement, which features replicable programs, exhibits, current research, and a networking reception.
