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Jimenez-Silva, Margarita; Ruiz, Nadeen; Smith, Samantha – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
Currently, there are 1.3 million English Learners (EL) in California public schools (CDE 2018). The passage of Proposition 58, which presented multilingual education as key to students' future economic success without every using the word bilingual, lifted the previous restrictions on bilingual education programs and increased the demand for…
Descriptors: Tutors, Bilingualism, Bilingual Teachers, English Language Learners
Education Trust-West, 2022
For decades, remediation has kept predominantly Black and Latinx students in a detrimental cycle of spending tuition on coursework that does not count as a credit toward transferring or earning degrees. California Assembly Bill 705 was designed to tackle the inequitable challenges of remedial education at California's Community Colleges. However,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Remedial Instruction, Student Placement
Elizabeth Montano – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Mixtecos are Indigenous people that originate from the states of Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Puebla, in Mexico. This community is unique in that it speaks an unwritten language with different variations based on locations north or south of Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Puebla. California and other agricultural states have been the major relocation areas for…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Indigenous Populations, Foreign Countries, Migrant Workers
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Valdes, Olivia M.; Denner, Jill; Dickson, Daniel J.; Laursen, Brett – Educational Psychology, 2021
Strong evidence indicates that student expectations of success in mathematics decline in middle school. The goal of the present study was to examine whether the expectations of teachers and the quality of the student-teacher relationship play a role in these declines. A total of 201 (86 boys, 115 girls) Latino/a students (M = 11.0 years) and their…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Middle School Students, Teacher Expectations of Students, Mathematics Achievement
Erika Knox – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Within the CCC system, mathematics has been identified as the most considerable barrier to persistence, transfer, and degree completion (Cooper et al., 2022). Recent research corroborated the notion that mathematics serves as a gatekeeper for Black and Latinx students; historically, this subject has impeded students of color from accessing…
Descriptors: Community College Students, STEM Education, Barriers, State Legislation
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Guadalupe Espinoza; JudelMay E. Mariano; Allyson N. Blanco – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2024
The aim of this study was to better understand Latinx adolescents' experiences during the pandemic and the transition to distance learning. Guided by the community cultural wealth framework, this study focuses on the key challenges and the sources of support that Latinx adolescents relied on during this unique period. Participants included 40…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Barriers, Social Support Groups
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Araque, Juan Carlos; Wietstock, Cathy; Cova, Heather M.; Zepeda, Steffanie – School Community Journal, 2017
The current pilot study examines the impact of the "Ten Education Commandments for Parents" program on (1) new immigrant Latino parents' knowledge of the U.S. public education system, (2) parent engagement, and (3) their children's academic achievement. Utilizing a pre-experimental, pre- and post-test research design, four schools with…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Parents, Parent Participation, Academic Achievement
Caro, Pedro L. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Latinos make up the largest immigrant population in the United States. As such, schools are become increasingly diverse, thereby demonstrating the need for effective, culturally proficient leadership. Principals are looked upon to instill school culture and increase parent involvement, which may be associated with student achievement. Still,…
Descriptors: Principals, Hispanic American Students, Instructional Leadership, Parents
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Vázquez, Andrea del Carmen – Association of Mexican American Educators Journal, 2020
This essay explores a Latinx, queer and trans, student's resistance to a gender-neutral restroom at a high school in an agricultural community of the Central Coast of California. Through a close reading of a field note, I analyze Joaquin's narrative of refusal to demonstrate how queer and trans youth engage in an active subjectivity (Lugones,…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, LGBTQ People, Resistance (Psychology), Sanitary Facilities
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Minkler, Meredith; Griffin, Joseph; Wakimoto, Patricia – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
The mass human and economic casualties wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the deep inequities at the base of the disproportionate losses and suffering experienced by diverse U.S. populations. But the urgency and enormity of unmet needs requiring bold policy action also provided a unique opportunity to learn from and partner with…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Public Policy, Policy Formation
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Suwinyattichaiporn, Tara; Johnson, Zac D. – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2022
This study highlights Latino/a first-generation students by investigating the associations of stress, depression, and social isolation with family and friend social support in their college experiences. Using random sampling, nine-hundred and seven (N = 907) Latino/a first-generation students participated in this study. Results indicated family…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, First Generation College Students, Stress Variables, Depression (Psychology)
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Sawyer, Adam; Almaguer, Jasmin – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2022
Emerging from nearly two decades of language suppression wrought by Proposition 227, a "Bilingual Education Renaissance" is underway in California as new programs proliferate at a much faster clip than the state can produce certified bilingual teachers. California's policy shift is built upon an officially stated view of bilingualism as…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Teacher Certification, Preservice Teachers, Bilingual Education
Flores, Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Community colleges have been seen as a gateway into higher education and social mobility. Matriculation of students into higher education has been critical to guiding and directing the rest of their experience as a student. Not many scholars have examined the experiences of students with assessment and placement during matriculation at community…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Student Placement, Community Colleges, Hispanic American Students
Grace Yeeun Lee Seo – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Hispanic first-generation college students (FGCS) experience more potential barriers to college success than continuing generation college students (CGCS). With an eye toward identifying ways to support students in negotiating these barriers, there were three purposes to this study. First was to understand the variability among Hispanic FGCS based…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, First Generation College Students, Barriers, Success
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Wagoner, Zandra; Carter, Issac; Escoffery-Runnels, Veronica; Gonzalez, Beatriz; Montes, Adonay; Reyes, Nancy; Ruengvirayudh, Porsche – Journal of College and Character, 2019
This article presents results from a qualitative study conducted at a Hispanic serving institution in Southern California exploring interfaith strategies that can best support Latino/a and African American students. Five themes emerged from this study: (a) the significance of family, race, and ethnicity, (b) social justice as motivation, (c)…
Descriptors: Intergroup Relations, Religion, Student Empowerment, Hispanic American Students
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