Document Type
Research Report
Publication Date
3-2000
Abstract
This report presents basic information about Latino students in the public schools of Massachusetts. First, recent population data on Latino youth and public school enrollment are presented, highlighting those areas of the Commonwealth where Latinos are densely concentrated. The report then proceeds to the achievement of Latino students in the schools, highlighting recently published cohort dropout data and MCAS test results for Latinos. Finally, the report examines the after-high-school plans of Latino graduates.
Recommended Citation
Uriarte, Miren and Chavez, Lisa, "Latino Students and the Massachusetts Public Schools" (2000). Gastón Institute Publications. 114.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/gaston_pubs/114
Included in
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Commons, Chicana/o Studies Commons, Education Policy Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons
Comments
A report prepared for the Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Boston.