ED477131 UD035617
Title: Status and Trends in the Education of Hispanics.
Author(s): Llagas, Charmaine
Author Affiliation: National Center for Education Statistics (ED),
Washington, DC.(EDD00004)
Pages: 186
Publication Date: April 2003
Report No: NCES-2003-008
Available from: EDRS Price MF01/PC08 Plus Postage.
Availability: ED Pubs, P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 1-877-4ED-PUBS (Toll-Free); Web site: http://www.nces.ed.gov.
Language: English
Document Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data (110); Reports--
Descriptive (141)
Geographic Source: U.S.; Maryland
Journal Announcement: RIEJAN2004
Government Level: Federal
This report examines the educational status of Hispanic Americans,
presenting indicators illustrating recent educational gains and
existing gaps. Data come from National Center for Education
Statistics published reports as well as other federal agencies and
organizations. There are four sections with eight chapters. Section
1, "Demographic Overview," includes (1) "Demographic Characteristics."
Section 2, "Preprimary, Elementary, and Secondary Education," includes
(2) "Participation," (3) "Persistence," (4) "Academics and
Achievement," (5) "Social Environments and Parental Support for
Learning," and (6) "Student Behaviors." Section 3, "Postsecondary
Education," includes (7) "Participation and Context." Section 4, "Outcomes of Education," discusses (8) "Labor Market and Social
Outcomes." Much of the recent rise in minority enrollment is
attributed to growth in the Hispanic student population. Hispanics
have retention and suspension/expulsion rates higher than those of
Whites and lower than those of Blacks. They have higher dropout rates
and lower graduation rates than Whites or Blacks. While their test
scores were higher in 1999 than in 1970s, they were still lower than
those of Whites. Over 50 percent of Hispanic students speak mostly
English at home. Hispanic college enrollment increased between 1980-2000. There is a positive relationship between education and salary
for all racial/ethnic groups, though incomes for Hispanic men are
lower than those of white men at most educational levels. (Contains
28 bibliographic references and 76 tables.) (SM)
Descriptors: *Academic Achievement; Access to Computers; Adult
Education; Adult Literacy; Age Differences; Attendance Patterns;
Child Health; College Bound Students; College Entrance Examinations;
College Faculty; Dropout Rate; Early Parenthood; Elementary
Secondary Education; *English (Second Language); *Enrollment Trends;
Grade Repetition; *Hispanic American Students; Infant Mortality;
Labor Market; Language Minorities; Outcomes of Education; *Parent
Influence; *Population Trends; Postsecondary Education; School
Choice; Social Environment; Special Education; Student Behavior;
Substance Abuse; Suspension; Violence; Voting
Identifiers: Achievement Gap; Latinos
