Efforts to bolster the school readiness of Latinx children from low-income homes in the United States have focused on fostering parent engagement in children's education. Measurement of parent engagement in early childhood however, has been critiqued for having too narrow a focus on school-based involvement and missing other aspects of Latinx…

"Parent involvement", valued by the field of early childhood education, is shown to contribute to the growth and development of children. However, what has in fact, been "valued" are engagement practices based on normalized white middle class cultural patterns. The current understandings of and expectations for "parent…

Prior research suggests that parents of Hispanics, English learners, and students living in poverty exercise school choice less frequently than other parents, which may be a factor in the resegregation of public schools. This quasi-experimental, causal-comparative design tests whether ethnicity, language dominance, or socioeconomic status of the…

In this study the LEARN process-model of cultural competence was applied with three Hispanic immigrant mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Two main arguments were investigated:. (a) The influence of cultural beliefs on mothers' engagement in their children's education at home, and (b) The inclusion of mothers' cultural beliefs…

Latinos represent almost one quarter of students enrolled in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in public schools. Between 2011 and 2022, Latino postsecondary enrollment will increase by 27% -- the largest rate of increase of all groups. This report examines the role of high school counselors in assisting Latino and other underrepresented…

An ethnographic study of the intake process involving the formal assessment, placement, and educational programming of 12 Hispanic deaf/hearing impaired children, aged 3-8, in both a private school for the deaf and the New York City public schools, was conducted over a 2-year period (1984-1986). Participant observation, interviewing, and…

The New York City Bilingual Technical Assistance Center provides technical assistance and training to personnel involved with instructional programs for students of limited English proficiency (LEP) in the city's 32 community school districts and the Board of Education's Division of High Schools. In 1985-86 the Center successfully implemented all…

Park West High School's Vocational and High School Equivalency Bilingual program in New York City uses bilingual and bicultural instruction to provide Hispanic students with the preparation needed to secure employment upon graduation or continue their education. Beyond classroom instruction in assorted academic and vocational courses, students…

This multi-site instructional program (Project MAS) provides instruction in English as a second language and native language arts, as well as bilingual instruction in mathematics and science to approximately 400 Spanish-speaking schools. It serves third through eighth graders at four sites in the Bronx. Its instructional and non-instructional…

This is an evaluation of a Title VII bilingual program that was conducted at South Bronx High School in New York City in 1979-1980 to serve Spanish speaking students. The evaluation provides a demographic analysis of the school's environment, information on student characteristics, and a program description. Instructional components discussed…

This is an evaluation of a Title VII Bilingual/Bicultural Education Program conducted in New York City in 1979-1980. The program description includes discussion of the following topics: (1) goals and objectives; (2) instructional programs; (3) staff development; (4) parent and community involvement; (5) curriculum and materials; and (6) guidance.…

This report examines efforts on the part of advocates in New York City to draw Hispanic parents into the bilingual education movement. Parent involvement in New York has included a wide variety of educational and political endeavors. Parents have participated in the activities of public educational and political organizations in ever widening…

In 1984-85, the Bilingual Mini-School was in its second year of a 3-year funding cycle at Samuel Gompers High School (Bronx, New York). The program provided instruction in English as a second language (ESL) and native language arts, in addition to bilingual instruction in mathematics, science, and social studies, to 84 Spanish-speaking students of…

The Computers in Bilingual Education program at South Bronx High School (New York) completed its first year of operation in June, 1985. The program offered limited English speaking students computer-assisted instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL), native language arts, social studies, math, and science, and also provided instruction in…

In 1985-86, Project CAREERS was in its third and final year at three Queens, New York, high schools. The project's goal was to help limited English proficient (LEP) students acquire proficiency in English while they developed reading and writing skills in their native languages. This goal was pursued through instruction in English as a second…