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Mordechay, Kfir – Civil Rights Project / Proyecto Derechos Civiles, 2011
Across the massive megalopolis stretching from the northern suburbs of Los Angeles County through the metropolitan complex along the northern border of Baja California is a diverse area containing 24 million people, with a disproportionate percentage of Latinos and African Americans who are facing an educational and economic disaster. As it…
Descriptors: Social Class, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Labor Market, Educational Opportunities
Alliance for Excellent Education, 2010
Years of data have consistently underscored the persistent graduation gap between America's students of color and their peers. The most recent estimate shows that high school graduation rates for African American, Latino, and American Indian students hover only slightly higher than 50 percent. This is more than 20 percentage points lower than that…
Descriptors: High Schools, Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate, American Indians