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Faculty Book Release: The Latino Education Crisis
Patricia Gándara & Frances Contreras
Will the United States have an educational caste system in 2030? Drawing on both extensive demographic data and compelling case studies, this powerful book reveals the depths of the educational crisis looming for Latino students, the nation’s largest and most rapidly growing minority group.
Richly informative and accessibly written, The Latino
Education Crisis describes the cumulative disadvantages 
faced by too many children in the complex merican school
systems, where one in five students is Latino. Many live in
poor and dangerous neighborhoods, attend impoverished
and underachieving schools, and are raised by parents who
speak little English and are the least educated of any
ethnic group.
The effects for the families, the community, and the nation
are sobering. Latino children are behind on academic
measures by the time they enter kindergarten. And while
immigrant drive propels some to success, most never catch
up. Many drop out of high school and those who do go on to
college—often ill prepared and overworked—seldom finish.
Revealing and disturbing, The Latino Education Crisis is a call to action and will be essential reading for everyone involved in planning the future of American schools.
Patricia Gándara is Professor of Education at the University of California at Los Angeles.
Frances Contreras is Assistant Professor of Education at the University of Washington.
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