Fueled largely by significant increases in the Latino population, the racial, ethnic, and linguistic texture of the United States is changing rapidly. Nowhere is this 'Latinisation' of America more evident than in schools. The dramatic population growth among Latinos in the United States has not been accompanied by gains in academic achievement. Estimates suggest that approximately half of Latino students fail to complete high school, and few enroll in and complete college.
The Latinization of U.S. Schools centres on the voices of Latino youth. It examines how the students...
Fueled largely by significant increases in the Latino population, the racial, ethnic, and linguistic texture of the United States is changing rapid...
