While Hispanic students generally look on college and university Web sites to gather the same information as non-Hispanic students, there are some differences in their expectations regarding electronic communication, according to “Hispanic Students and the Web,” the second in a series of studies on E-Expectations.
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Charter Schools closing achievement gap for Hispanic Students.
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.
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.
Hispanics and the outcome of the Election 2006.
A new Thomas Rivera Policy Institute report assesses the degree to which Latino electoral participation will be diminished by new roles in elective leadership and recent community mobilization.
Latinos will determine Outcome of Crucial Races in Election 2006.
With the partisan balance of power at stake in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, Latinos are poised to determine the outcome of key races on November 7, according to an analysis conducted by the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund.
Latino candidates vie for Top Offices.
Reflecting the political maturity of Latino communities throughout our country, Latino candidates are competing in 38 states for the nation’s top federal and state offices in Election 2006, according to the 2006 Election Profile released by the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund.
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.
In Pursuit of Values Voters: Religion’s Role in the 2006 Election.
Will the Christian Right be out in force come the November mid-term elections? And if so, behind which political party’s banner will they now march?
Who Votes, Who Doesn’t, and Why.
They vote but not always. Compared with Americans who regularly cast ballots, they are less engaged in politics. They are more likely to be bored with the political process and admit they often do not know enough about candidates to cast ballots. But they are crucial to Republican and Democratic fortunes in the Nov. 7 midterm elections.
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.
