ED449288 UD033976
Title: Latinos in School: Some Facts and Findings. ERIC Digest
Number 162.
Author Affiliation: ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, New York,
NY.(BBB00899)
Pages: 4
Publication Date: February 2001
Notes: Based on "Latinos in Education: Early Childhood, Elementary,
Secondary, Undergraduate, Graduate." Washington, DC, The White
House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans,
1999; see ED 440 817.
Sponsoring Agency: Office of Educational Research and Improvement
(ED), Washington, DC. (EDD00036)
Contract No: ED-99-CO-0035
Report No: EDO-UD-01-1
ISSN: 0889-8049
Available from: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
Availability: ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, Institute for
Urban and Minority Education, Box 40, Teachers College, Columbia
University, New York, NY 10027. Tel: 800-601-4868 (Toll Free). For
full text: http://www.eric-web.tc.columbia.edu.
Language: English
Document Type: ERIC product (071); ERIC digests in full text (073)
Geographic Source: U.S.; New York
Journal Announcement: RIEJUN2001
Target Audience: Policymakers
This digest discusses the current educational status of Latino
students, using data from "Latinos in Education," a report by the
White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic
Americans. Latino preschoolers are less likely to be enrolled in
early childhood education programs than other preschoolers. Latino
preschooler enrollment increases with increased parental educational
attainment. Enrollment of Latinos in elementary schools increased 157
percent between 1978-98. Nearly half of Latinos attend urban schools.
About four percent of public school teachers are Hispanic. Over one-
third of Latinos age 15-17 years are enrolled below grade evel.
Achievement scores for Hispanic high school students are well below
those of their White peers. Latino students are frequently tracked
into general courses that satisfy only basic requirements. The
percentage of Latino high school seniors planning to attend four-year
colleges doubled from 1972-92. High school completion rates for
Latinos are significantly lower, and dropout rates are higher, than
for whites or African Americans. Latinos represent nearly 10 percent
of total student enrollment in higher education. They have doubled
their undergraduate degree attainment since 1976 and also have
increased their graduate education enrollment. Latinos borrow less
money than other groups to pay for college. (SM)
Descriptors: *Academic Achievement; College Preparation; Degrees
(Academic); *Educational Attainment; Elementary Secondary Education;
*Enrollment Trends; Higher Education; *Hispanic American Students;
Minority Group Teachers; Poverty; Preschool Education; Teachers
Identifiers: ERIC Digests; *Latinos
