Latino Education Summit 2006


Falling through the Cracks: Critical Transitions in the Latino Educational Pipeline
Date and Location

The summit will be on Friday, March 24, 2006 in the UCLA Faculty Center

California Room, from 8:30 am to 7:00 pm.

Description
  • A one-day summit for creating an ongoing collaborative relationship between the university and educators, policymakers, community leaders and parents and students.
  • Panel presentations on the latest research about how Latino students are falling through the cracks during educational transitions
  • Policy recommendations and practical solutions to improve graduation rates among Latinos from elementary school to the postdoctoral level.
Conference Program

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Conference Speakers

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Conference Reports

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Conference conveners

UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center and the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies

Sponsors

Washington Mutual, the John Randolph and Dora Haynes Foundation, Hilton Hotels Corporation, Union Bank of California

Registration

Registration for the Education Summit is full.  However, the public may attend the panel discussions in the Faculty Center California Room.

Lodging for Out of Town Guests

There is a special rate for reservations at the Hilgard House if you are attending this conference. We do not have any rooms blocked for the event so call early.

Hilgard House, 927 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024  

tel: 310-208-3945