Achieving equity for Latino students
Subtitle: expanding the pathway to higher education through public policy
By: Frances Contreras
Series: Multicultural education series; Multicultural education series (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780807752104; 9780807752111
Subjects: Hispanic Americans; Educational equalization; Education (Higher)
Description: A guide for teachers to help Latino students prepare for higher education.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-184) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The role of the public policy arena in educating Latino students; title: Falling through the cracks: who transitions to college and who doesn't?; title: Educating Latino students in an era of high-stakes testing, accountability, and assessment; title: The role of financial aid, tuition policy, and affordability in Latino higher education access; title: Undocumented Latino students and the DREAM of pursuing college; title: Anti-affirmative action policies and Latino student access to public higher education; title: The "sleeping giant" is awake: raising Latino student achievement and success through education policy.