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New Statistics for Hispanic Students Show Reasons for Both Celebration and Concern

Jun 14, 2017, 9:40 AM 0

By Marilyn Garateix Latino Ed Beat The National Center for Education Statistics this month released a congressionally mandated annual report summarizing development and trends in education. The 2017 Condition of Education reports some of the latest data by race…

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Guest Voz: Latest report on Latino dropouts is one to celebrate while understanding más work needs to be done

Oct 17, 2014, 12:00 AM 0

By Raoul Lowery Contreras LatinaLista Finally! Hispanic high school dropouts hit record lows in 2013 despite 18-24 year olds numbers increasing by 50% since 2001. Think of it, 100 Hispanic students in 2001 have increased to 150 in 2013…

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Latinos comprise largest share of “Below Basic” literacy rates

Mar 2, 2010, 5:18 PM 1

LatinaLista On the heels of the President’s address of the dismal dropout rates, the nation is supposed to be observing today Read Across America Day 2010. For those students who have dropped out of school or who are struggling…