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Each year since 2006 the CSRC has presented an Education Summit that brings together scholars, educators, community representatives, policy makers, and students to discuss the critical issues that Latina/o students face at each segment of the education pipeline. Participants explore viable policy recommendations and initiatives that can improve educational opportunity and increase the number of Latina/o students who earn undergraduate and graduate degrees. Each summit focuses on a specific issue.
2011 Building on Our Assets: Language, Culture, and Education May 6, 2011 Faculty Center, UCLA This year the conference will focus on a significiantly different approach to the education of Latina/o students that views their language and culture as assests that schools can use to build success.
2010 K12 and Higher Education Funding: Impact on Latina/os March 18, 2010 Faculty Center, UCLA The focus of the 2010 summit was how the budget crises at local, state, and national levels affect Latina/o students at every stage of education pipeline from elementary through graduate school.
2009 Critical Issues for Immigrant and Undocumented Students in the Latina/o Education Pipeline May 15, 2009 Faculty Center, UCLA The 2009 summit examined how policy and practices affect immigrant and undocumented students by looking at the obstacles that limit their opportunities and their access to education, the programs that serve them, and their academic success. Download related publications
2008 K-12 Education: What Can School Board Members and School Superintendents Do to Assure Student Success? May 23, 2008 Faculty Center, UCLA During the third summit, school board members and school superintendents identified and explored the factors at the primary and secondary levels that are critical if Latina/o students are to make successful transitions through the education pipeline. Download related publications
2007 Latina/o Transfer Students: Understanding the Critical Role of the Transfer Process in California's Postsecondary Institutions Tom Bradley International Hall, UCLA The second summit underscored the importance of community colleges and the transfer function for Latina/o students who want to pursue higher education at a public four-year institution in California. Download related publications
Falling Through the Cracks: Critical Transitions in the Latina/o Education Pipeline March 24, 2006 Faculty Center, UCLA The first summit, which looked at the entire education pipeline, illuminated a fundamental issue: Latina/o students represented almost three-quarters of the enrollment of public schools in Los Angeles, yet little more than one-eighth of the entering class at UCLA. Download related publications
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