Legislative Summit 2011: What Works to Improve Latino College Completion

August 7 - 8, 2011  San Antonio, Texas

Rapid growth of the Latino population, along with large achievement gaps in college attainment require strategies and policies that work for these students in order to meet college completion goals.  Legislators and legislative staff came together to analyze specific trends and issues in states and hear what works to support Latino students.

Support for this workshop was generously provided by the Kresge Foundation and USA Funds.

Click here to view the complete Education Committee agenda for the Legislative Summit.

Sessions and Speakers

• Professor Steve Murdoch, Hobby Center for the Study of Texas, Rice University

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  View Professor Murdoch's Power Point Presentation

Analyzing the Data: What are Your Specific State Issues?

• Deborah Santiago, Excelencia in Education
• Resources:
  
  • Excelencia in Education State Data Factsheets (check back as more factsheets become publically available)
  • NCSL Briefs:  Investing in Higher Education for Latinos
  • NCSL 50-State Interactive Maps: Trends in Latino College Access and Success and Latino Education and Workforce

What Works to Improve Latino College Completion: Lessons from Research and Practice

• Emily Calderón Galdeano, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)

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  View Emily Calderón Galdeano's Power Point Presentation

• Dr. Diana Natalicio, University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)

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  View Dr. Natalicio's Power Point Presentation

What Works to Improve Latino College Completion: Innovative and Effective State Policy

• Raymund Paredes, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
• Deborah Santiago, Excelencia in Education
  • Resource: Excelencia's Roadmap for Ensuring America's Future - Community, Institution, State, and Federal Policy Recommendations

The National and State Imperative to Act Now

• Representative Joaquin Castro, Texas