Reversing the Trend: Programs and Practices that Work
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Deficient work ethic and lack of family support.
What do teachers frequently attribute the achievement gap to?
100
"Their parents don't care." "They come to school without an adequate breakfast." "They don't have enough books in the home."
What do teachers say about Latino students' home lives?
100
600,000
How many California Latino students attend high schools that fail to offer the number of college prep courses needed?
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Foster high academic performance, re-engage students, small class size, homework and tutoring assistance, credit recovery, Saturday school, and summer enrichment programs.
What should schools provide to Latino students?
200
Less potential than their white counterparts.
How are Latino students perceived by their teachers?
200
Latino parents do not value education.
What false belief do many educators maintain?
200
Mid-1980s
When did academic progress of Latino students start to decline?
200
Times convenient to parents.
When should school events and activities that involve parents be scheduled?
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Lower level tracks or courses despite having scores equal to or better than their White or Asian classmates.
Where are Latino student frequently placed for courses?
300
The value of a college education.
What do California Latinos value more than any other group?
300
21% in 2009
What was the achievement gap on the California Standards Test in Math?
300
Materials in the parents' primary language and translators at school functions.
What should schools provide?
400
Being a minority is a disadvantage.
What do many teachers believe about minority students?
400
Seventy-Five percent.
What percent of Latinos ages 16-25 said their parents felt that going to college is the most important thing to do after high school?
400
31% in 2009
What was the achievement gap on the California Standards Test in English Arts?
400
A teacher who believed in their academic potential and believed they were capable of learning and completing college.
What are high achieving students likely to have?
500
Affirmation of correct responses.
What do teachers give Mexican-American students less of compared to their White counter-parts?
500
Teachers limiting interactions with Latino parents to discussions about poor behavior or poor academic performance.
What reinforces a parent's reluctance to initiate communications with school personnel?
500
1975 to 2008
When was there no significant narrowing of the achievement gap between White and Latino 17 year-olds?
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Teachers who maintain meaningful and respectful interactions with students and create a sense of belonging.
What has a positive effect on student interest and motivation.