Mexican Roots, American Schools: Helping Mexican Immigrant Children Succeed

by Robert Crosnoe

Book Overview

The children of Mexican immigrant families are the fastest growing population in American schools today. Education can be the key to a better quality of life, especially for a population that faces breathtakingly high poverty rates and few other opportunities for social mobility. But these children are too frequently considered at risk academically. What more can be done to help them succeed? Mexican Roots, American Schools offers a fresh take...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080475523X
• ISBN13: 9780804755238
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"