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Making Every Diploma Count

Making Every Diploma Count: Using Extended-Year Graduation Rates to Measure Student Success, August 2011. The American Youth Policy Forum, Gateway to College National Network, and the National Youth Employment Coalition

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LULAC Education Advocacy Sheet

Latino students are the fastest‐growing segment of the public school population and make up nearly one in five public school students. The achievement gap between Latino students and their peers remains wide, and the gap is even more pronounced for English language learners (ELLs). This gap, which is evidenced even before children enter kindergarten, has led to an alarmingly high dropout rate and low levels of enrollment in higher education programs ....

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Joint Statement by COE and LULAC - 2/16/2011

We write to strongly oppose H.R. 1, which funds the federal government through the remainder of FY 2011. The bill would result in massive cuts to programs that serve the neediest, most vulnerable members of our society..

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LULAC on the "Gainful Employment" Rule

LULAC joins a broad coalition of more than 35 organizations that advocate for civil rights, consumers, veterans, students and college access today sent a letter to President Obama urging his administration to issue a strong and enforceable “gainful employment” rule.The letter points out: “Numerous investigations have revealed pervasive abuses by some career education programs: deceptive and aggressive recruiting of students; inflated job placement rates and false reporting to authorities; overstatement of a program’s value and understatement of its high cost; and dismal completion rates. Too many of these programs are preying on low-income students, minority students, and veterans who are seeking to further their education and, by doing so, enhance their employment opportunities.”

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See LULAC letter to the Department of Education on the "Gainful Employment" Rule

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LULAC Joins Dozens Of Groups to Protest the Lowering of Teacher Standards

In an urgent letter sent January 27, 2011 to President Obama and key Congressional leaders, more than fifty organizations from across the country -- including civil rights, disability, parent, student, community and education groups -- criticized a provision signed into law last month lowering teaching standards required under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). The provision allows thousands of underprepared and inexperienced teachers to continue to be assigned disproportionately to low-income, minority, special education, and English language learner students and denies parents notification of the teachers’ underprepared status.

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Press Release: Dozens of Groups Protest Lowering of Teacher Standards

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Education Newsletter September 2011

Welcome to the Back to School edition of the LULAC Education Newsletter!
In celebration of the start of the 2011 school year for students across the country, LULAC would like to use the September edition of the LULAC Education Newsletter to showcase education programs from across the country that are having a positive impact for Latino students. This month’s edition will spotlight two programs making outstanding strides in the areas of Parent & Community Engagement and Expanded Learning Opportunities. We hope that the stories of these successful programs will inspire you to think about ways that your school and/or community can make an impact in the lives of a student this school year.

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Education News

A brief newsletter dedicated to bringing you news and information specific to LULAC’s work on educational advocacy!

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More about Advocacy on Education

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