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Latino student majority deserves better education
- 11-17-2010
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Opinion by Arun Ramanathan/San Francisco Chronicle
Arun Ramanathan is executive director of the Education Trust - West, a
statewide education advocacy organization that works to close the gaps
in opportunity and achievement for students of color and students in
poverty
For the first time, Latino students are a majority of the state's student population. Numbering more than 3.2 million, the Latino student population of California is larger than the individual student populations of every state in the Union except Texas. And when Latino students are combined with Asian, African American, Pacific Islander and mixed-race students, the "minority" students in California make up 73 percent of all students. Clearly, when it comes to our public schools, the old notions of majority and minority have been turned upside down. One would imagine that this demographic shift would be accompanied by a similarly dramatic shift in the perspective of the policymakers in charge of our public schools. Unfortunately, our political and educational systems have a long way to go before they catch up with the needs of the new majority. (more…)
For the first time, Latino students are a majority of the state's student population. Numbering more than 3.2 million, the Latino student population of California is larger than the individual student populations of every state in the Union except Texas. And when Latino students are combined with Asian, African American, Pacific Islander and mixed-race students, the "minority" students in California make up 73 percent of all students. Clearly, when it comes to our public schools, the old notions of majority and minority have been turned upside down. One would imagine that this demographic shift would be accompanied by a similarly dramatic shift in the perspective of the policymakers in charge of our public schools. Unfortunately, our political and educational systems have a long way to go before they catch up with the needs of the new majority. (more…)
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