Selected Readings and Statistical Reports
- Pew Hispanic Center: Statistical profiles of the Latino and foreign-born populations in the U.S. (2007), available at http://pewhispanic.org/factsheets/factsheet.php?FactsheetID=46.
- Pew Hispanic Center: Demographic Profile of Hispanics in Virginia, 2007, available at http://pewhispanic.org/states/?stateid=VA (report also provides County information)
- Pew Hispanic Center: Sharp Growth in Suburban Minority Enrollment Yields Modest Gains in School Diversity, available at http://pewhispanic.org/reports/report.php?ReportID=105
- Pew Hispanic Center: One-in-Five and Growing Fast: A Profile of Hispanic Public School Students, available at http://pewhispanic.org/reports/report.php?ReportID=92
- Pew Hispanic Center: The Role of Schools in the English Language Learner Achievement Gap, available at http://pewhispanic.org/reports/report.php?ReportID=89
- Barrier Busters: Community colleges and their students embrace challenges
- The Case for Secular Assimilation? The Latino Experience in Richmond, Virginia
- Course Corrections: Experts offer solutions to the college cost crisis
- Dreams Detoured: Rising college costs alter plans and threaten futures.
- Education Pays: Trends in Higher Education (2007)
- Head of the Class
- Hispanic Immigrants and Citizens in Virginia
- Immigrants in the United States, 2007: A Profile of America’s Foreign-Born Population
- Latino and Latina Nurses: Why are there so few?
- Leaks in the Pipeline
- Out-of-school Immigrant Youth
- What Latino Parents Need to Know and Why They Don’t Know It
Resources for Students and Parents
- American College Testing (Parental Resources en Español)
- A Guide to the Tool Kit for Hispanic Families (available in English and Spanish)
- National PTA (extensive parental resources in Spanish)
- Recursos en Español (a list of many web-available downloadable publications in Spanish)
- Scholarships for Latino Students (2008)
Resources
- Engaging Mexican Immigrant Parents in their Children’s Education: A Guide for Teachers (2004)
- Increasing Limited English Proficient (LEP) Parental Involvement
- Parental Involvement: A Resource for the Education of LEP Students
- Reaching All Families: Creating Family-Friendly Schools
- Reaching Parents
Organizations
- National Association of Latino elected Officials http://www.naleo.org/aboutnaleo.html.
Publications
- Ginorio, Angela and Michelle Huston. ¡SÃ, se puede! Yes, we can: Latinas in School. Washington, DC : American Association of University Women Educational Foundation, 2001.
- Hoffman, John L. and Katie E. Lowitzki. “Predicting College Success with High School Grades and Test Scores: Limitations for Minority Students.†The Review of Higher Education, Summer 2005, 28:4, 455-474.