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Building a Brighter Future for Young Latino Children thru Family Engagement Liany Elba Arroyo Associate Director, Education and Children’s Policy Project National Council of La Raza. Presentation Outline. NCLR Overview Portrait of Latino Young Children - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Building a Brighter Future for Young Latino Children thru
Family Engagement
Liany Elba ArroyoAssociate Director, Education and Children’s Policy Project
National Council of La Raza
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Presentation Outline
• NCLR Overview• Portrait of Latino Young Children• Selected factors that affect the educational
attainment of Latino children• NCLR Family Engagement Program
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NCLR
• Founded in 1968• Largest Latino advocacy and civil rights
institution• Works to improve opportunities for Hispanic
Americans• Five key areas of work: assets/investments,
civil rights/immigration, education, employment and economic status, and health
• Education work focuses on the bookends of education
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Portrait of Young Latino Children (0-8)
• Latino 0-8 year olds represent slightly over 25% of all American children
• Latino children accounted for 26.1% of all births between April 1, 2010 – July 1, 2011
• Growth rate for all 0-8 year olds was 2.9% – 37.2% Latinos– -11% Whites– -5% Blacks
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Portrait of Young Latino Children (0-8)
• Without the growth of the Latino child population, the U.S. child population would have experienced NEGATIVE growth
• Growth rate for all 0-8 year olds was 2.9% – 37.2% Latinos– -11% Whites– -5% Blacks
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Portrait of Young Latino Children (0-8)
• Latino children are OVERWHELMINGLY (natural born) U.S. Citizens• 96.9% of all Latino children are U.S. Citizens– 99.5% Whites– 99% Blacks
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What Does the Growth of the Latino Child
Population Mean to U.S.?
OPPORTUNITY**If we do right by these children
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Factors that Affect Latino Educational Attainment (0-8 year olds)
PovertyDistribution of Children (0-8) Living in Poverty by
Race/Ethnicity, 2008-2010
Race/Ethnicity Percent
Hispanic 36%
White, non-Hispanic 32%
Black, non-Hispanic 25%Other, non-Hispanic 8%
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Factors that Affect Latino Educational Attainment(0-8 year olds)
Health
7.4%12.5%
5.3% 6.5%
Percent of Children Ages 0-8 by without Health Insurance,
2008-2010
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Family Literacy
Series10%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
19%
37%
12%
23%
Percent of Children Under Age 5 Read to Less Than Three Times Per Week in 2007
All racial/ethnic groupsLatino White, non-HispanicBlack, non-Hispanic
Factors that Affect Latino Educational Attainment(0-8 year olds)
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Factors that Affect Latino Educational Attainment(0-8 year olds)
Preschool & Kindergarten Attendance
46.40%
38.50%
37.40%
Percent of 3-5 year old NOT enrolled in Preschool or Kindergarten, 2010
LatinosWhitesBlacks
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• Three levels– Pre-K– Elementary– Secondary
• Pre-K is being implemented in 16 states and DC with 48 organizations trained
• In 2009, six Affiliates graduated 720 parents
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Family Engagement is Part of NCLR Core Qualities for Successful Early Education Programs
1. High Expectations and High Supports
2. Collaborative Leadership
3. Cultural Competence
4. Bilingualism and Biliteracy
5. Sustained Meaningful Relationships
6. Family Engagement and Community Collaboration
7. Continuous Performance-Based Assessment
8. Relationships with Institutions of Higher Education
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Padres Comprometidos
• Three levels– Pre-K– Elementary– Secondary
• Pre-K is being implemented in 16 states and DC
• In 2009, six Affiliates graduated 720 parents• Six sessions as part of program
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Padres Comprometidos
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Resources
• Best Practices Early Education Briefs on NCLR Education Webpage
• Package of resources will be released on October 25, 2012– Latino Kids Data Explorer– Latino Young Child Fact Sheet– Interactive Infographic
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Contacts
• PolicyLiany Elba ArroyoAssociate Director, Education and Children’s [email protected]
• ProgramsAntonia LopezDirector, Early Childhood [email protected]