ETS Study Looks at Fragile Futures of High-Achieving Latino Students

“Many high-achieving Latino students miss the opportunity to succeed academically because their needs are poorly understood, according to a new report from ETS and a University of California researcher. As a result, these students’ academic futures are left “hanging by a thin thread of hope.”

The report “Fragile Futures: Risk and Vulnerability Among Latino High Achievers,” was written by Patricia Gándara, a professor of education at the University of California, Davis. Using two national databases and including personal vignettes of high-achieving Latino students, Gándara’s report demonstrates how high-achieving Latino students’ personal and academic profiles differ from their non-Latino peers, and how these differences can result in academic risk and vulnerability. The report concludes with a series of recommendations including early identification and nurturance of the strengths of Latino students who are performing well in school early on….”

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