Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id gB7593X15208; Sat, 7 Dec 2002 00:09:03 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2002 00:09:03 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <007a01c29dad$cc445ad0$8857f7a5@MCORLEY> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Mary Ann Corley" <macorley1@earthlink.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:985] NPR Program on Challenges Facing Latino Students X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 900 Lines: 22 FYI: EDUCATING LATINOS: A SPECIAL REPORT Latino students now make up the largest minority group in the school-age population in the country. Yet they lag behind their white and Asian peers -- and in some cases African-Americans as well -- on most measures of achievement: test scores, college completion, and dropout rates. There is a broad consensus in research and policy circles that the public schools are not doing a good job of meeting the needs of these students, and that a vast pool of human capital is at risk of being squandered. NPR's "All Things Considered" is featuring a five-part series on the challenges facing Latino students, assimilation, gender equality, bilingual education, and finding Spanish-speaking teachers. http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2002/nov/educating_latinos/index.ht ml * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * -Mary Ann Corley NIFL-povracelit List Moderator
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