Posts tagged ‘Achievement-Gap’

No DREAM Debate in U.S. Senate

Posted October 25th, 2007
by Lisa Pierce

Yesterday, just after we posted a message from the American Library Association’s Government Relations office calling for supporters of the DREAM Act to contact their Congressional representatives, the Senate failed to garner the requisite number of votes for the debate to even begin.
The 52-44 vote to advance the proposal, eight shy of the 60 required [...]

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The DREAM Act Debate: Educating Immigrants

Posted October 23rd, 2007
by Lisa Pierce

Melanie Anderson, REFORMA member and Assistant Director of Government Relations for the American Library Association, sent the following information:
On October 24, the Senate will take up consideration of The DREAM Act (S. 2205). The DREAM Act is a critical piece of legislation that allows the children of illegal immigrants who entered the United States [...]

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Latinos in Education: An Abysmal Record

Posted September 20th, 2007
by Ilan Stavans

Now that school is back, it is time to reflect on the difficulty of making the classroom an enduring place for Latinos.
When compared to other ethnic groups, Hispanics are behind when it comes to education. For instance, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, the dropout rate for 2005 – the last year [...]

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