This report results from a community forum on educational equity in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at which knowledgeable persons and school district personnel provided their perspectives on issues related to educational equity. Data from this forum reveal a serious problem in the large numbers of student suspensions at both the elementary and secondary…

One in nine Americans, one in every four new entrants into the labor force and--in several states--one of every two children entering school is now of Hispanic descent. In little over a decade, today's Hispanic first graders will constitute a significant percentage of the nation's working adults. This report examines the educational status of…

Hispanic students value a college education. Among high school graduates, Hispanic students are second only to Asian students in attendance at colleges and universities. Richard Fry of the Pew Hispanic Center summarizes, "There can be no doubt that Latino families are willing to invest in their children?s education" (2002). Much of what accounts…

Describes books and other materials a teacher can select from in developing a unit on Chicano literature. (MM)

The delimiting of Chicano history, the approaches, the literature (1600-1970), periodization, and methods are discussed. (NQ)

Presidential address delivered at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, December 30, 1971, in Chicago, Illinois. Applies the contrastive method to literature and culture in teaching Spanish. Compares points of view in interpretation and criticism of Spanish American literature, also cultural and…