The Latinization of U.S. Schools: Successful Teaching and Learning in Shifting Cultural Contexts (Series in Critical Narrative) Study Guides & Workbooks ISBN13: 9780822008996 ISBN10: 0822008998 Material

ISBN13: 9780822008996 ISBN10: 0822008998 Material Type: paperback

Frances FitGerald’s narrative of this distinctively American movement is a major work of history

"giddy-as-aschoolboy" man with love in his heart

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The Latinization of U.S. Schools: Successful Teaching and Learning in Shifting Cultural Contexts (Series in Critical Narrative) Study Guides & Workbooks ISBN13: 9780822008996 ISBN10: 0822008998 MaterialFueled largely by significant increases in the Latino population, the racial, ethnic, and linguistic texture of the United States is changing rapidly. Nowhere is this 'Latinisation' of America more evident than in schools. The dramatic population growth among Latinos in the United States has not been accompanied by gains in academic achievement. Estimates suggest that approximately half of Latino students fail to complete high school, and few enroll