Important data... Belinda Bustos Flores, Ph.D. Chair & Professor University of Texas at San Antonio Bicultural-Bilingual Studies Academy for Teacher Excellence Principal Investigator One UTSA Circle San Antonio, TX 78249 210-458-4426 (office) 210-458-5962 (fax) Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: Deborah Santiago <contact@edexcelencia.org<mailto:contact@edexcelencia.org>> Date: January 22, 2015 at 11:13:12 AM CST To: <belinda.flores@utsa.edu<mailto:belinda.flores@utsa.edu>> Subject: New Analysis - The Condition of Latinos in Education: 2015 Factbook Reply-To: Deborah Santiago <contact@edexcelencia.org<mailto:contact@edexcelencia.org>> [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/cd6af58f038b703507ac33746/images/2014ExcAna...] [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/cd6af58f038b703507ac33746/images/b485af34-0... REPORT The Condition of Latinos in Education: 2015 Factbook Excelencia in Education is releasing "The Condition of Latinos in Education: 2015 Factbook"<http://edexcelencia.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=... with analysis of the entire educational pipeline and the context in which Latino students are learning. The 2015 Factbook provides timely information about current Latino student educational achievement and establishes a baseline from which to measure performance over time. Further, the individual fact sheets listed below support the diverse stakeholders in American higher education and the workforce who seek to improve Latino educational achievement and strengthen the country's human capital. [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/cd6af58f038b703507ac33746/images/dd43be84-a... Snapshot - 17%: In 2012, Hispanics were the second largest racial/ethnic group in the United States, with a total population of 53 million, while Whites were 63%. [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/cd6af58f038b703507ac33746/images/05af3a0b-2... in Early Childhood Education - 39%: By 2050, Latinos are projected to represent more than one-third of the U.S. population under the age of 5, compared to Whites (31%), African Americans (13%), and Asians (7%). [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/cd6af58f038b703507ac33746/images/bfdf1433-9... in K-12 Education - 70%: In 2012, the majority of recent Hispanic high school graduates enrolled in college, compared to their White (66%) and African American peers (56%). [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/cd6af58f038b703507ac33746/images/5b2a99d4-d... Themes - 91%: In a 2011 national survey, an overwhelming majority of Hispanic parents that reported they expected their child to obtain some level of higher education above a high school diploma. [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/cd6af58f038b703507ac33746/images/76c4b2d4-1... in Higher Education - 46%: In 2012, Latinos were more likely to enroll in community colleges, compared to African Americans (34%), Asians (32%), and Whites (31%). [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/cd6af58f038b703507ac33746/images/af7c1aed-5... 25 Institutions Graduating Latinos - All Disciplines - 25%: In 2012, Hispanics were the second largest racial/ethnic group in the United States, with a total population of 53 million, while Whites were 63%. [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/cd6af58f038b703507ac33746/images/9b3473f6-f... Profile: 2012-13 - 59%: The percent of Latino undergraduates enrolled at HSIs in 2012-13. [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/cd6af58f038b703507ac33746/images/8467b06d-8... in the Workforce - 2.5%: The annual increase of Latino participation in the labor force between 2012 and 2022; participation for non-Hispanic White is expected to decrease 0.2%. Today's release continues Excelencia in Education's commitment to provide research and analysis on Latino educational progress and to recognize the practices, policies and partnerships with evidence of effectiveness in serving Latino students. [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/cd6af58f038b703507ac33746/images/4ffe15c9-d... Condition of Latinos in Education: 2015 Factbook" is provided in cooperation with Comcast NBCUniversal Telemundo as part of a new partnership with Excelencia in Education. Learn More <http://edexcelencia.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cd6af58f038b703507a... [http://gallery.mailchimp.com/cd6af58f038b703507ac33746/images/7fca49ac-0a...] <http://edexcelencia.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cd6af58f038b703507a... Copyright (c) 2014 Excelencia in Education, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list<http://edexcelencia.us7.list-manage1.com/unsubscribe?u=cd6af58f03... update subscription preferences<http://edexcelencia.us7.list-manage.com/profile?u=cd6af58f...