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PATRICIA GÁNDARA UCLA Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles

PATRICIA GÁNDARA UCLA Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles. PERCENT 25-29 YEAR OLDS WITH BA+. 25-29 Year Olds With BA+. 3 Explanations for the Gaps. Immigration : If we just stop immigration at the border, it will solve the educational problems

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PATRICIA GÁNDARA UCLA Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles

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  1. PATRICIA GÁNDARAUCLACivil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles

  2. PERCENT 25-29 YEAR OLDS WITH BA+

  3. 25-29 Year Olds With BA+

  4. 3 Explanations for the Gaps • Immigration: If we just stop immigration at the border, it will solve the educational problems • Language: If we just teach Latino students English quickly, they will catch up • Time: If we just wait it out, Latinos, like all other immigrant groups will move up the ladder of opportunity

  5. Why Does This Matter? • 53% of California students are Latino • 51% of Texas students are Latino • In ten states the Latino population has grown between 200% and 400% in the last decade • Latinos are 20% of all students in the US, and • Before 2025, Latinos will be one in every 4 students in the US • The future of the NATION is linked to how well Latinos are educated!

  6. Context for Latino Students • 35% of Latino youth live in poverty • 75+% are eligible for free/reduced lunch • 1/3 families lack health insurance; 2/3 in Texas • 60% of Latinos in the urban West attend schools that are 90%- 100% minority • Highest residential mobility; unstable parental employment • Low wealth – wealth is in housing, lost 88% • School performance is related to parent education and 40% of Latino parents have not completed high school

  7. California’s Schools • 1 Counselor for approx 900 students • 1 psychologist for approx 1400 students • 1 nurse for over 2700 students • 1 librarian for over 9,000 students • 1 social worker for over 15,000 students

  8. The Growing Gap: Percent K-12 Students with Parents with BA +, 1979-2006 Source: NCES, 2008.

  9. BY HIGH SCHOOL • Up to 50% of Latino males in urban areas have dropped out of school • Latinos in general are performing several years behind their white peers • Only 36% complete A-G (49% White;69% Asian) • Most Latino survivors will “go on to college” but few will complete • Latinos attend less selective colleges than they qualify for

  10. What if we don’t solve this SOON? • 1 Million jobs for college educated individuals in California go unfilled by Californians by 2025, • While Latinos compete for jobs at the bottom • California’s per capita income DECLINES by 11% between 2000 and 2020 • (Per capita income GREW by 30% between 1980 and 2000) • Gaps in income, wealth, and education between Latinos and others continue to grow • Social fabric frays

  11. Six Things We Can Do: Sí Podemos • Build on students’ assets • Create magnets, especially dual immersion schools to break down isolation • Train & recruit Latino & bilingual teachers • Focus on wraparound services • Strengthen outreach • Parent education

  12. Build on students’ assets • Strong social skills • “Border crossing” skills (biculturalism) • Bilingualism • Immigrant optimism

  13. Dual immersion schools • Exploding demand • Come closest to closing achvm’t gaps • Nurture important skills in the labor market • Better prepare students for the world they live in– break down isolation

  14. Latino/Bilingual Teachers • Having a Latino teacher predicts college going • Bilingual teachers are to building dual immersion schools • Both model an important role in global society • Bilingual use more research based strategies than monolingual teachers • Bilingual see parent contact as THEIR responsibility & able to evaluate the learning of ELs regardless of program type

  15. Wraparound Services • It is NOT deficit thinking to understand that poverty ravages hopes & dreams • Latino parents have very high aspirations • But poverty undermines them • Some organizations trying to do this: e.g., Communities in Schools, HCZ • Healthy Start a good model in CA • We must reinvest in this infrastructure

  16. Strengthen Outreach/College Access Programs • These programs have big limitations but they are an arrow in the quiver • Channel students to rigorous curriculum • Supplement counseling, esp at high school and community colleges • Provide critical information • Summer bridge and First Year Experience can have powerful effects

  17. Parent Information • “Sticker Shock” remains a major problem for parents • Also need information on how to prepare their children for graduation & college • Need to know how to monitor schooling • Need to know how to advocate • Programs such as PIQE work

  18. www.civilrightsproject.ucla.edu

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