In previous posts, we reviewed President Obama’s recent town hall remarks on Hispanic educational attainment and discussed the challenges faced by English language learners in accessing challenging coursework and fulfilling graduation requirements.  Getting students on track early in high school by ensuring access to college preparatory coursework in English and mathematics is critical to keeping them on track to fulfilling college entrance requirements. The National High…

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In a previous post, we reviewed President Obama’s Speech on Hispanic Educational Attainment and College Preparation for English language learners (ELLs). To follow up on this post, we’d like to take a closer look at some of the resources from our Center on the challenges that ELLs face, as well as issues for states and districts to consider.

The National High School Center’s 2009 report High School…

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On March 28^th, President Obama participated in a televised town hall meeting at Bell Multicultural High School in Washington, D.C. with students, parents, and teachers to discuss Hispanic educational attainment. The event was part of Univision’s “Es el Momento” (The Moment is Now) initiative, which is focused on creating a college-bound culture in the Hispanic community.

Between the school years of 2006–07…

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