This report examines several strategies and practices that have tremendous promise for accelerating Latino students’ recovery and promoting continued educational progress.
October 19, 2023
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UnidosUS submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services “Improving Child Care Access, Affordability, and Stability in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)” proposed rule. The letter […]
August 31, 2023
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Since 1968, we have challenged the social, economic, and political barriers that affect Latinos through our unique combination of expert research, advocacy, programs, and an Affiliate Network of nearly 300 community-based organizations across the United States and Puerto Rico.
August 31, 2023
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UnidosUS es una organización no partidista y sin fines de lucro que sirve como la organización de defensa y derechos civiles hispanos más grande del país. Desde 1968, hemos desafiado […]
August 31, 2023
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We greatly appreciate that LTELs have been identified as a new, additional unduplicated student group separate from the whole EL student group, however, we kindly request that the LTEL definition in the Budget Trailer Bill align with the comprehensive definition in California’s existing Education Code 313.1.
August 4, 2023
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Public comments on proposed gainful employment rule and other proposals to enhance transparency and accountability in higher education.
August 4, 2023
Higher Education
Equity in Higher Education Is—and Should Remain—a Core Value The disappointing Supreme Court decision in the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard/UNC cases—in which the Court held, 6-to-3, that race-conscious […]
July 20, 2023
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This policy agenda was developed within the framework of the Latino Infant Initiative (LII), a collaboration between two leading organizations that serve the Latino community, UnidosUS and Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors. […]
July 18, 2023
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In California, UnidosUS submits a letter to the Senate Human Services Committee in support of AB 393, which would expand asset-based dual language learner (DLL) identification to general child care (CCTR) and migrant child care (CMIG) programs in order to expand the asset-based support systems for dual language learners.
June 27, 2023
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NUL and UnidosUS sent a joint letter to the House and Senate opposing the effort to use CRA to overturn the student loan payment pause and President Biden’s debt relief plan.
May 23, 2023
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Los padres latinos pueden desempeñar un papel vital y valioso en la promoción del desarrollo y el éxito educacional de sus bebés y niños pequeños. El mensaje principal es: los […]
May 22, 2023
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Latino fathers of infants and toddlers can play vital and valuable roles in promoting their children’s learning and development — including establishing a foundation for long-term reading success.
May 22, 2023
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