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INSIDE 2 Latinos’ School Success:
A Work in Progress

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A ‘Demographic Imperative’: Raising Latinos’ Achievement Immigration Law Casts Shadow Over Schooling in Alabama N.J. District Bucks the Trend, Draws Latinos to Preschools College Remains Elusive Goal For Many Latino Students Constrain Latinas’ Educational Progress Miami-Dade Educators’ Advice to Districts: Embrace Diversity

20 Special Barriers Can 22
Emile Wamsteker for Education Week

5 Mexico 10 Puerto Rico 13 El Salvador Heritage 19 Dominican
Profiles
Republic

21 Cuba 24 Guatemala

ON THE COVER
Twelve-year-old Juan Pablo Pacheco, his mother Maritelma Ixmatlahua, father Juan Pacheco, and sister Ruby Pacheco, 7, pose in their neighborhood in Foley, Ala. They are among the many Latino families in their rural community that are feeling the fallout from a new state law targeting illegal immigrants.
Photo by Nicole Frugé/Education Week

Preschooler Jayleen Castro paints a picture in a duallanguage classroom at Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center in Perth Amboy, N.J. The city’s preschools have been unusually successful in enrolling Hispanic children.

RESEARCH CENTER 25 Graduation Rate Keeps
Climbing; Strong Gains for Latino Students United States

26 TABLE: Graduation in the 27
As New Federal Rules Kick In On Graduation Rates, States Change Their Calculations

28 DATA: A Focus on Latinos 30 TABLE: Graduation Policies
For the Class of 2012 Sources and Notes

>>Online
State Graduation Briefs Interactive Map

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VIDEOS
By Megan Garner
Roger Sanchez, a junior at Bell Multicultural High School in Washington who is originally from the Dominican Republic, discusses how he straddles two cultures in his school.

View reports for all 50 states and the District of Columbia featuring detailed, state-specific data on current graduation rates and trends over time, definitions of college readiness, high school exit exams, and state requirements for earning a high school diploma.

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This online tool allows users to explore changes in state graduation rates over the past decade.

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Edweek Maps
View the Geographic Information System-based website, which includes information on graduation rates and other indicators across the United States. Interactive mapping technology allows users to zoom in on their states and access detailed data for every school district in the nation.

By Nicole Frugé
A new state law focusing on illegal immigration in Alabama has had a major impact on the immigrant-rich community of Foley, Ala. Foley Intermediate School 6th grader Juan Pablo Pacheco, far left, and Bill Lawrence, the principal of Foley Elementary School, talk about the law’s effect on students, families, and schools in the small town.

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Education Counts
The EPE Research Center’s online database has more than 1,000 state-level K-12 education indicators spanning more than a decade and has the ability to build custom tables, charts, and maps using data from Diplomas Count 2012.

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