Gail-
Thank you for sharing this information-
NCES data is always interesting and this information is quite helpful!
Have a lovely day!
Teresa Fisher
GSU

On 9/13/07, Gail Price <gprice at famlit.org> wrote:

> NEW NCES REPORT! - Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and

> Ethnic Minorities

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> This report from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

> profiles current conditions and recent trends in the education of

> minority students. It presents a selection of indicators that illustrate

> the educational achievement and attainment of Hispanic, Black, American

> Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific

> Islander students compared with each other and with White students. In

> addition, it uses data from the 2005 American Community Survey to detail

> specific educational differences among Hispanic ancestry subgroups (such

> as Mexican, Puerto Rican, or Cuban) and Asian ancestry subgroups (such

> as Asian Indian, Chinese, or Filipino). This report presents 28

> indicators that provide demographic information and examine (1) patterns

> of preprimary, elementary, and secondary school enrollment; (2) student

> achievement and persistence; (3) student behaviors that can affect their

> education; (4) participation in postsecondary education; and (5)

> outcomes of education.

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> * The report finds that over the past quarter century, minority students

> have made gains in key education areas, such as completing high school

> and earning a college degree. However, gaps in academic performance

> persist between students of most minority groups and White students.

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> * In 2004, minorities represented 42 percent of the public

> prekindergarten through secondary school enrollment; however, this

> percentage ranged widely by state, from 80 percent in Hawaii to 4

> percent in Vermont.

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> * On the 2005 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

> mathematics assessment, higher percentages of Asian/Pacific Islander

> 4th-graders and 8th-graders scored at or above Proficient than did

> American Indian/Alaska Native, Black, Hispanic, and White students at

> the same grade levels.

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> * In 2005, the percentage of 16- to 24-year-olds who were high school

> status dropouts (the percentage who had not completed high school and

> were not currently enrolled) was higher among Hispanics than among

> Blacks, Whites, and Asian/Pacific Islanders.

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> * Among Hispanic 16- to 24-year-olds, the percentage of status dropouts

> among those who were foreign born (38 percent) was more than twice that

> of their native counterparts (13 percent).

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> * Between 1976 and 2004, the percentage of total undergraduate

> enrollment who were minority students increased from 17 to 32 percent.

> In 2004, more postsecondary degrees were awarded to Blacks than

> Hispanics, despite the fact that Hispanics represented a larger

> percentage of the total population.

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> * From 1990 to 2005, all racial/ethnic groups experienced an increase in

> the percentage of adults age 25 and over who had completed high school,

> and the percentages of White, Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander,

> and American Indian/Alaska Native adults with bachelor's degrees also

> increased.

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> To browse this report, please visit:

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> http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2007/minoritytrends/

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> To download, view and print the publication as a PDF file, please visit:

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> http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007039

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> Gail J. Price

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> Multimedia Specialist

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> National Center for Family Literacy

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> 325 W. Main Street, Suite 300

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> Louisville, KY 40202

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> gprice at famlit.org

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> 502 584-1133, ext. 112

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