This survey explores the aspirations and challenges faced by Latino college students as they navigate higher education.
October 22, 2024
basic needsEducationEducation PolicyHigher Educationand 3 more tags
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This Practice to Policy brief, highlights the critical role of Out-of-School Time (OST) programs in supporting the Latino community, particularly in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 18, 2024
Affiliatescharter schoolsEducationEducational policyand 8 more tags
This curriculum offers a comprehensive exploration of Latino and Latina experiences in the United States during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, focusing on immigration, civil rights and the contributions of prominent figures.
September 27, 2024
Civil RightsCommon CoreEducationRacial Equityand 1 more tag
UnidosUS led a sign-on letter to the Department of Education supporting the expansion of Federal TRIO college preparatory programs to DREAMers/undocumented students.
August 26, 2024
DREAMersEducationHigher EducationU.S. Department of Educationand 1 more tag
Research has shown that early exposure to career options is crucial in developing learners’ interests and aspirations. However, many Black, Latino, and low-income learners lack access to high-quality opportunities to gain that exposure and to acquire the credentials necessary to be competitive in our nation’s economy.
August 26, 2024
Career PathwaysCareer Technical EducationEducationWorkforce
UnidosUS submitted comments on the RFI regarding the identification and tracking of data related to ECE providers, strongly supporting the expansion of PSLF eligibility to all ECE providers, regardless of their employer’s tax status.
August 14, 2024
Early Childhoodearly childhood educatorsPublic Service Loan Forgiveness
Written testimony submitted to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education on June 4, 2024.
June 7, 2024
EducationImmigrationK-12
This testimony urges the Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies to include $16.48 billion for Head Start, $2 billion for the English Language Acquisition […]
June 6, 2024
AppropriationsEducationFunding
This letter from 162 national and state-based organizations urges the leaders of the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Subcommittees to include $2 billion for Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in FY 2025 funding legislation.
May 15, 2024
EducationEnglish Language LearnersK-12
This report presents an overview of the Latino community amidst economic challenges and a dynamic socio-political landscape in California and Texas. Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors, in partnership with UnidosUS and BSP […]
May 9, 2024
CaliforniaEarly Childhood EducationECEPolland 1 more tag
This is a letter from UnidosUS and partner organizations in Arizona to the Arizona State Board of Education asking them to address the adverse implications of the current attacks on English Language Learners (ELLs) in Arizona.
April 4, 2024
Education for AllEquity in Educationmultilingual education
Casi unánimemente, los familias latinas quieren que sus hijos sean bilingües, que hablen, lean y escriban bien tanto en inglés como en español.
March 29, 2024
aprendizaje en dos idiomasBilingüismoEducación tempranaprimera infancia