The Mauricio Gaston Institute For Latino Public Policy And Community Development

The Mauricio Gastón Institute

Fall 2009

New Release: English Language Learners in Massachusetts: Trends in Enrollment and Outcomes (report)

English Language Learners in Boston Public Schools in the Aftermath of Policy Change: Enrollment and Educational Outcomes, AY2003-AY2006

English Learners in Boston Public Schools:

Enrollment, Engagement and Academic Outcomes,

AY2003-AY2006. Final Report

Executive Summary

Full Report

II.

English Learners in Boston Public Schools:

Enrollment, Engagement and Academic Outcomes of

Native Speakers of Cape Verdean Creole, Chinese Dialects, Haitian Creole, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

Executive Summary

Full Report

Individual Language Group Reports

Enrollment And Educational Outcomes of Native Speakers of:

Cape Verdean Chinese Dialects Haitian Creole

Creole

Spanish Vietnamese

Related Publications:

Recent Publications About the Boston Public Schools

Where We Go to School: Latino Children and the Public Schools of Boston, (2008) [exec sum] [full report]

"If Our Students Fail, We Fail. If They Succeed We Succeed":
Case Studies of Boston Schools Where Latino Students Succeed, (2008) [exec sum] [full report]

Demographic Reports
Brazillians in the U.S. and Massachusetts:
Demographic and Economic Profile (2008) [pdf]

Latinos in Massachusetts: A Mid Decade Status Report [pdf]
Boston [pdf] Lawrence [pdf] Springfield [pdf] Worcester [pdf]

Announcements

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Join Us! Art Gallery Reception: From Barrio to Scene: A Photo-Documentary of Gentrification

Join us for a showcase of student photography organized by this year's Latino Leadership Opportunity Program cohort!

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

6:00 - 8:00 pm

UMass Boston Harbor Gallery

McCormack Building, Floor 1

University of Massachusetts Boston

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Our 20th Anniversary Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held on September 22, 2009 at the Gaston, 10th Floor Healy Library, UMB.

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One of our greatest advocates is gone. Teddy Kennedy has passed away on 8/25/09. Let's keep him in our prayers and keep his spirit alive by continuing his work for healthcare reform and immigration rights...el león vive en cada uno de nosotros!

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The Gaston would like to thank all those that attended the The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans on Friday, August 28, 2009.

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We are now accepting
applications for Fall 2009
Undergraduate Internships

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Congratulations!
Miren Uriarte, Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate
Professors of Human Services
College of Public and
Community Services for being
awarded two major honors!

Chancellor’s Award for
Distinguished Service
University of Massachusetts
Boston

Women of Courage Award
La Alianza Hispana

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This year the Gaston has the
honor of receiving the
Antonia Maria Pantoja Award
from the Latino Scholarship
Association of Western Mass!

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