Achieving Equity for Latino Students: Expanding the Pathway to Higher Education Through Public Policy

by Frances Contreras

Book Overview

Despite their numbers, Latinos continue to lack full and equal participation in all facets of American life, including education. This book provides a critical discussion of the role that select K-12 educational policies have and continue to play in failing Latino students. The author draws upon institutional, national, and statewide data, as well as interviews with students, teachers, and college administrators, to explore the role that public...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080775210X
• ISBN13: 9780807752104
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"