Ethnic and minority parents in California share high expectations for their children and rank education as a top concern, according to a New America Media multilingual poll, released on Wednesday, August 23. The results of the poll debunk many preconceptions about how immigrant and ethnic minorities view public education.
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Hispanic ACT score holds steady.
The average ACT composite score for Hispanic high school graduates this year was unchanged from last year at 18.6, as the number of Hispanic students taking the ACT reached another record. Although the 18.6 average composite score is the same as last year, it has increased two-tenths of a point during the past five years. During that same time, the number of Hispanic high school graduates taking the ACT has risen from 66,770 to 85,796, a 28 percent increase.
Building educational and career pathways for Latinos in advanced technology.
The document is intended to be both a final summary report of research conducted under National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant 0119858, as well as an essay on the general state of research and policy analysis pertaining to Latino access to and achievement in technical career paths.
Perceptions of College Financial Aid among California Latino Youth.
A new TRPI study of California Latino youth investigates perceptions of college costs, its benefits, and access to financial aid.
National initiative publishes expanded English-Spanish Glossary of Terms for Higher Education.
A consortium of organizations from throughout the nation has released the second edition of an English-Spanish glossary of standard terms relating to access to higher education. This latest edition has evolved in its scope, and includes an additional 700 entries, many of which relate to changes made to the federal student aid programs under the Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005.
UCLA Extension Students present project to Verizon Multicultural Marketing Executives.
In a real life experience, the Verizon Multicultural Market Team selected the top marketing and advertising final project last week from UCLA Extension students. The course was instructed by high level marketing executives at La Agencia de Orcí.
Changing the Face of Early Education.
Latino families show strong support for increased access to highquality pre-kindergarten, according to a national poll conducted by the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute (TRPI) and released by Pre-K Now.
Anti-gang campaign to combat street violence in Latin youth.
Forty-nine percent of gang members are Hispanic, and among the main reasons why they join gangs are idleness and the continuous search for something to belong to. For this reason, the Self Reliance Foundation has launched “2 Cooltura Eres Tú”, an initiative funded by the US Department of Justice and produced by Hispanic Communications Network (HCN).
Latino Business leaders in Boston to expose Latino youth to graduate business education.
Fifty outstanding Latino college students were selected to participate in an all-expenses paid trip to Boston to learn about the professional benefits that a graduate business degree (MBA) offers. Coming from as far away as Puerto Rico, Nevada and New Mexico, the students will have direct access to admissions representatives from 10 U.S. universities nationwide.
Americans see math & science as key to U.S. competitiveness.
In a major new opinion survey on education reform, a majority of adults, parents, high school teachers, administrators and college faculty believe that our nation’s schools are coming up short in putting students on the path to compete for highly technical scientific and engineering jobs with young people from other countries and are going to have to challenge students more if America is to maintain its global economic edge.
