Sentences with phrase «latino studies courses»

In addition, exposure to Latino Studies courses and materials is helpful.

He continues to perform at colleges and universities throughout the country and his books are often included in LGBTQ and Latino Studies courses.

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Studies show a familiar pattern: middle - income black and Latino students faring worse than their white counterparts with respect to grades, enrollment in advanced courses, and performance on standardized tests.

For instance, schools participating in the Carnegie Foundation's Student Agency Improvement Community, a network of researchers and practitioners applying the science of learning mindsets to daily classroom practice, have seen stronger outcomes among low - income black and Latino students since implementing interventions focused on learning mindsets.34 Equal Opportunity Schools, a national nonprofit organization, has also partnered with school, county, and district leaders to increase the number of black and Latino students enrolled in advanced placement courses and has seen gains in both participation and passage rates as a result.35 In addition, several studies show that learning mindsets interventions can reduce the effects of stereotype threat among female, black, and Latino students in math and science classes.36

The Texas State Board of Education unanimously passed a course in Mexican American Studies and created a path to fast - track courses in: Native American Studies Latino Studies African American Studies