Read five policy briefs from our class of 2021–2022 UnidosUS Afro-Latinx Líderes Avanzando fellowship participants.
April 26, 2022
Afro Latinx Lideres AvanzandoAmerican Rescue Plan ActBuild Back Batter ActCoronavirusand 13 more tags
Education
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Advocates, Líderes, and Allies Series (ALAS) ALAS II: Welcoming AfroLatinx Youth is a toolkit for youth-serving programs. It includes facts about AfroLatinx history, activities supporting youth who are learning about […]
March 10, 2022
AfroLatinxALAS II: Welcoming AfroLatinxEducationToolkitand 1 more tag
Letter to Florida Senate leadership expressing our strong opposition to HB 1557 which would be harmful to Florida LGBTQ+ students.
March 3, 2022
EducationFloridaLGBTQPK-12and 1 more tag
In this report, we examine the gains achieved during President Joe Biden’s first year in office. This analysis includes an update to our Latino Inclusion Tracker from 2021 and outlines […]
January 24, 2022
Biden AdministrationCoronavirusCOVID-19Economyand 6 more tags
LGBTQ+ students have worse academic and health outcomes than their heterosexual counterparts, and these disparities increase when taking race/ethnicity into account. 57% of Latinx LGBTQ+ students report feeling unsafe at […]
November 15, 2021
EducationHealthLatinx LGBTQ Students
Four out of five Latino infants in the United States are dual language learners, growing up with both Spanish and English. Historically, there are many myths associated with dual language […]
November 5, 2021
Dual Language DevelopmentEarly Childhood EducationECEfamily engagementand 1 more tag
Policy Considerations to Better Support Multilingual Learners During the COVID-19 Pandemic In 2021, UnidosUS conducted a series of focus groups to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on multilingual […]
October 18, 2021
CoronavirusCOVID-19EducationELsand 3 more tags
UnidosUS’s letter to Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran on recommendations for the equitable state allocation of American Rescue plan funds for Florida’s PK-12 schools. The letter is a meeting request […]
October 8, 2021
COVID-19EducationFloridaPolicy Recommendation
Bios for 2021-2022 Afro-Latinx Líderes Avanzando Fellows. The Afro-Latinx Líderes Avanzando fellowship program is geared to first-generation students pursuing their undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral degrees and recent college graduates who […]
September 20, 2021
Afro-LatinosAfro-LatinxAfroLatinidadcivil rights and racial equityand 4 more tags
Parents, family members, and other adults can play critical roles in helping their multilingual preschool-age children confront the stresses and trauma of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. This brief highlights various […]
September 13, 2021
Early Childhood EducationEducationEsperanza Hope for All campaignfamily engagementand 4 more tags
Las familias y otras personas adultas pueden desempeñar papeles importantes para ayudar a sus estudiantes multilingües en edad preescolar a confrontar el estrés y trauma durante la pandemia de COVID-19. […]
September 13, 2021
aprendizaje social y emocionalBienestarEducacionEducación tempranaand 4 more tags
Dreams Interrupted: A Mixed-Methods Study Assessing Latino College Completion is a qualitative companion to the quantitative findings of the report “Debt, Doubt, and Dreams: Understanding the Latino College Completion Gap,” […]
September 9, 2021
Economy and WorkforceEducationStudent Debt