Contributions

  • Learning Matters, Inc - Contributor
  • South Carolina Educational Television Network - Contributor
  • PBS Home Video - Contributor

Publication

2011 - PBS Home Video, Alexandria, VA, Virginia

Language

English

Word Count

14,000 words, Guess

Page Count

56 pages

Physical Format

Video Recording

Identifiers

Alternate Titles

  • Latinos, schools and society
  • Merrow report (Television program)

Description

The Latino dropout rate in the United States is 2.5 times higher than that of blacks and 3.5 times than that of whites. Why do so many young Latinos drop out? John Merrow explores the complex answer involving language problems, inadequate resources, lack of opportunities, poverty and the lure of the street. He also examines the future of Latino youth in the United States and the impact of California's Proposition 227, which would discontinue bilingual education.

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