NCLB and Latinos: No Latino Child Left Behind Matters

There are nearly 50 million students in our nation’s public school system, 8.5 million of whom are Latino. We are the fastest growing population in the United States, and a young population, yet sadly we are among the least educated. If current trends continue, the United States will be home to a growing population of undereducated Latinos—an undesirable outcome with great economic and social consequences for our nation.

The greatest impact will likely occur in the West and Southwest where Latinos reside in large numbers, and in states with rapidly growing Latino populations such as Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and the Carolinas. In fact, a new report by the Pew Hispanic Center suggests that by the year 2050 Latinos will comprise 30 percent of the U.S. population. It also estimates that the percentage of Hispanic children under the age of 17 will increase from 20 percent to 35 percent within the same time frame.”*

*From: http://www.americanprogress.org
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