Education

Enrollment and Academic Outcomes for Latino Public School Students.

The focus is on trends in enrollment, engagement and outcomes of Latino public school students statewide, in districts of high Latino enrollments, and, in some districts, by schools.

Recent Work:

Miren Uriarte, Jie Chen and Mandira Kala. Where We Go to School: Latino Children and the Public Schools of Boston. [exec sum] [full report]
Nicole Lavan and Miren Uriarte, The Status of Latino Education in Massachusetts: A Report (2008)
Miren Uriarte and Nicole Lavan, Trends in Enrollment and Outcomes for Latino Children in Massachusetts Public Schools (2006).

Author: Miren Uriarte, Jie Chen, Mandira Kala, Nicole Lavan,

Schools and Programs

School culture, instruction, family and community engagement are some of the themes of this research work.

Recent Work:

Eileen de los Reyes, David Nieto and Virginia Diez. If Our Students Fail, We Fail. If They Succeed we Succeed: Case Studies of Boston Schools Where Latino Students Succeed. [exec sum] [full report]
Lorna Rivera and Nicole Lavan. Evaluation of the family literacy program, Chelsea Public Schools. Contact: Lorna Rivera

Author: Eileen de los Reyes, David Nieto, Virginia Diez, Lorna Rivera,

English Language Learners

Engagement and Academic Outcomes of English Language Learners in Boston Public Schools.

This project focuses on the outcomes of English Language Learners in the Boston Public Schools since the 2002 passage of Referendum Question 2, which replaced transitional bilingual education with structured English immersion for public school students in Massachusetts. This project is a collaboration between the Boston Public Schools, the Gastón Institute, and the Center for Collaborative Education. Contact: Miren Uriarte