LibGuides: Hispanic Heritage Month: Education

Stolen Education: The Legacy of Hispanic Racism in Schools

MAPA: The State of Arizona Latino Education, Power and Influence

MAPA: The State of Arizona Latino Education, Power and Influence report, will serve as a guide in determining where our state has gaps that need to be filled and addressed in terms of Latino representation and attainment.

MAPA: The State of Arizona Latino Education, Power and Influence
At ALL In Education, we are working to address the imbalance of representation across our school systems, at a state and local level. Through MAPA: The State of Arizona Latino Education, Power, and Influence, we will evaluate and share findings on the makeup of the entire system, from Arizona school boards, classrooms, and Latino academic achievement. Every year we will report on our progress towards increasing Latino representation and attainment. This annual report will serve as the MAPA or roadmap for our organization to help guide our research and policy agenda while keeping us accountable for our progress. https://allineducation.org/mapa/

ALL In Education
ALL In Education aims to ensure that the communities most impacted by education inequities are the ones making decisions for ALL students. Established to close the gap and achieve better representation on the state’s education policy-making bodies, ALL In Education aims to increase the number of Latino members on education boards that directly impact policy.
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Latino Families

The Impact of COVID-19 on Latino Families 2020
Through a series of community dialogues, research, and conversations with leaders at many different levels of Arizona’s education system, ALL In Education has compiled a report that looks at the impact COVID-19 is having on Latino families in the state.
There are critical steps that leadership and decision-making bodies need to take now if we want to mitigate the impact the current state of education will have on the socio-economic future of Arizona.
The Looming Equity Crisis in Children’s Health Care: Federal and State Action Is Needed to Prevent Millions of Children from Losing Medicaid
Unless federal and state policymakers take bold and effective action, our country will soon see the largest Medicaid losses in its history, disproportionately harming Latinos and other families of color.

Latinx college enrollment was rising before Covid but the pandemic has taken a toll
College enrollment is down due to the coronavirus pandemic but the Latinx student population has been hit particularly hard.

Multicultural Awareness : Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in STEM Education

ARTICLES AND RESOURCES

Multi-cultural Awareness Matters: More Engaged Communities, More Robust Knowledge – A resource compiled by Dr. Monica Torres where she describes the importance of DEI in academia and a brief history with the possible outcomes.
The Hispanic Population and Hispanic Serving Institutions – An Article by Dr. Vela and Dr. Gutierrez that explores the changing demographics of the U.S., the impact of educational attainment on Hispanics, and the Hispanic Serving Institution designation.
Latina Faculty Transcending Barriers: Peer Mentoring in a Hispanic-Serving Institution – In this article, Elizabeth T. Murakami and Anne-Marie Núñez conducted a research metasynthesis of publications by a group of Latina tenure-track faculty participating in a peer mentoring group, where they asked, “What peer mentoring strategies can Latina faculty employ to navigate academia?”
Exploring College Students’ Identification with an Organizational Identity for Serving Latinx Students at a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Emerging HSI – In this article, Gina A. Garcia and Brighid Dwyer z conducted a study was to understand students’ organizational identification with an identity for serving Latinx students who attend an HSI or an emerging HSI.
The Impact of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), Emerging HSIs, and Non-HSIs on Latina/o Academic Self-Concept – In this article, Marcela Cuellar performed multiple regression analyses on data from the Cooperative Institutional Research Program that illuminate how background characteristics and student experiences at four-year HSIs, emerging HSIs, and non-HSIs influence Latinx academic self-concept.
Undergraduate Research Experiences: Mentoring, Awareness, and Perceptions—A Case Study at a Hispanic-Serving Institution – Laura Rodríguez Amaya, Tania Betancourt, Kristina Henry Collins, Orlando Hinojosa, and Carlos Corona explore the impact of student characteristics such as gender, classification, ethnicity, and first-generation status on UREs of STEM students through four specific constructs that current literature deems particularly important.
Factors Influencing Student Gains from Undergraduate Research Experiences at a Hispanic-Serving Institution – Heather Daniels, Sara E. Grineski, Timothy W. Collins, Danielle X. Morales, Osvaldo Morera, and Lourdes Echegoyen examine factors hypothetically relevant to underrepresented minority student gains from UREs at a Hispanic-serving institution, such as mentoring quality, family income, being Latinx, and caring for dependents.
Addressing STEM Culture and Climate to Increase Diversity in STEM Disciplines – In this blog post by Kimberly Griffin explains that in order to increase diversity in STEM, college and university faculty and administrators must engage and challenge elements of STEM culture and institutional climate.
Designing professional development for teachers of science and mathematics – By Loucks-Horsley, S., Stiles, K. E., Mundry, S., Love, N. & Hewson, P. W. (2010).Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. DOI: 10.4135/978145221910.
Financial Aid, Scholarships, and Resources for Hispanic and Latino Students– A resource compiled by the Maryville University.
Excluded – David Asai’s essay examines PEERs (Persons Excluded due to Ethnicity or Race) within the STEM fields as intentional and systematic.

Education Articles

Evaluating the Specific Needs of Mexican American Students within Postsecondary Institutions - Integrating Community Service Into the Curriculum : International Perspectives on Humanizing Higher Education
Mexican American students are potentially being left out of the opportunities afforded by the attainment of a postsecondary education because they are a language minority (Lucas, Henze, & Donato, 1990; Moll, 1990; Trueba, 2002; Trueba & Wright, 1981; Washington & Craig, 1998).
Latina Urban Education: At the Crossroads of Intersectional Violence
This chapter investigates how urban education reproduces oppressive colonial legacies and how the Latina body experiences the schooling process.
Student loan forgiveness would mean everything to Latino students stuck in a debt cycle
The student loan crisis has affected a lot of students, but statistics show that it disproportionately affects the Latino community.

Latino Students and English Learners Fast Facts

Latino Students and English Learners Fast Facts 2020
There are more than 13 million Latino students and 5 million English Learners in our nation’s public schools. Fairness and equity in education have long been core American values underlying the promise of equal opportunity in the United States. The academic success of Latinos and English Learners is critical not only for their own well-being, but for that of our nation more broadly.
National Higher Education
Though Latinos are enrolling in postsecondary programs in record numbers, they still complete college at rates lower than their White counterparts. Not only are Latinos facing a widening college completion gap, but also a global pandemic that has led Latino college-goers to reconsider returning to school.

Lack of Access to Quality Schools

Every child, regardless of the zip code they live in and regardless of their socio-economic status - deserves access to well resourced, fully funded, quality education. The reality is that not every neighborhood has access to a quality school. In many communities across Arizona and our country, the lack of access to a quality school has become a reality. Much like the lack of access to healthy, nutritious food within the boundaries of a community, the lack of access to quality schools is usually by design - impacts families and students of color the most.

The Consequences Of Failure to Provide A Quality Education

The consequences of a student lacking access to a quality education and school goes far beyond their grades and the school boundaries. When a student leaves the school system without the skills and tools to be successful in life - this has major impacts on the quality of their life and that of their communities. The failure to prepare students for life after high school comes at a great cost to our society and well-being.