Recent CSRC Research Reports

The CSRC Research Report series presents in-depth research analyses on issues of interest to Latinos and Chicanos. All reports, including previous reports, are available as downloadable PDFs.

Improving Latino Education: Roles and Challenges for Superintendents and School Boards

Peggy Fan, with contributions by Jenny Walters, Erica Bochanty-Aguero, and Carlos Manuel Haro

No. 11 May 2008

The authors survey current research that explores how school boards and superintendents can contribute to efforts to improve education for Latino students in large urban school districts. The report identifies the challenges that governance teams face and concludes with a series of recommendations.

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School Governance for Latino Communities

Peggy Fan

No. 12 May 2008

This report, an excerpt from CSRC Research Report No. 11, examines the roles of school boards and superintendents in Latino communities. It focuses on recent events in the Los Angeles Unified School District that have affected school governance.

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CSRC Research Report No. 12 is also available in print.