Youth

Arizona has an opportunity to ensure the state’s future economic success by advancing policies and practices that support the educational achievement of Latino students who represent a large share of […]

December 2, 2019

ArizonaEducationELsEnglish Learnersand 2 more tags

Remarks of UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguía presented at the 2019 UnidosUS Capital Awards on March 26 in Washington, DC.

March 26, 2019

Capital AwardsCivil RightsCommunityEventsand 3 more tags

This report provides an overview of key provisions in Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), discusses how Florida’s ESSA plan addresses accountability for Latino students and English Learners (ELs), and provides […]

November 9, 2018

EducationELsEnglish LearnersESSAand 3 more tags

This report features components of California’s plan under the Every Student Succeeds Act that impact the 1.3 million English learners in the state regarding testing, accountability, and stakeholder engagement. Advocates […]

June 25, 2018

CaliforniaEducationEnglish LearnersESSAand 1 more tag

Both young and fast-growing, the Latino population in the U.S. is enrolling in higher education in increasing numbers. Over the past decade, the rate of enrollment in higher education for […]

April 24, 2018

DACADeferred Action for Childhood ArrivalsEducationFederal Grantsand 5 more tags

The NILSL fellowship brings together educators and policymakers. Here’s a look at the data of its impact.

April 20, 2018

EducationPolicyYouth

Using NCLR’s Latino Kids Data Explorer to Teach Demographic and Social Change: A Guide for Professors and Researchers NCLR’s Latino Kids Data Explorer is a web-based tool that enables users […]

November 1, 2013

Children's Research

June 24, 2013

ChildrenChildren's Data BookChildren's ResearchKIDS COUNT - Puerto Ricoand 1 more tag

The 2012 KIDS COUNT – Puerto Rico Data Book is an effort to collect and analyze child-focused data every year with the purpose of improving the well-being of Puerto Rico’s […]

June 24, 2013

ChildrenChildren's Data BookChildren's ResearchKIDS COUNT - Puerto Ricoand 1 more tag

The report details the inadequacy of information on Hispanic youth, who constitute one of the fastest-growing segments of the population, and highlights this lack of data as a major barrier […]

December 9, 2011

ChildrenJuvenile JusticeYouth

Two of the biggest stories to emerge from the 2010 Census have been the growing diversity of America’s youth population and the critical role that today’s minority children will play […]

September 26, 2011

CensusChildrenYouth

Latino youth now compose approximately one in five of all youth in the U.S. As their numbers continue to grow, they are likely to increasingly face challenges in the juvenile […]

March 26, 2011

Juvenile Justice