Efforts to close the achievement gap in early childhood education between Latinos and other ethnic groups are faltering due in part to the nation’s economic recession.
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley report that the percentage of Latino children enrolled in pre-school significantly dropped from 2005 to 2009. For more information, visit Pre-schools see fewer Latinos as economy lags
That could have serious consequences in the future as the number of Latino schoolchildren nationwide is expected to double by 2050, a time when they will become the largest school-age population in the nation. For more information, visit Education gap may affect swift-growing Hispanic population
— Latino Links provides a periodic update of trends in digital media, education, lifestyle, health, marketing and politics impacting the Latino community. Compiled by Amigos805.com