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A Teacher’s Guide to State English Language Learner Assessment and Accountability
(2009-10-28)Assessing English language learner (ELL) students and including them appropriately in accountability systems is a complex process. Too little research and too few answers currently guide assessment and accountability ... -
Achieving a High-Quality Preschool Teacher Corps: A Focus on California
(2005-02-28)The issue brief, Achieving a High-Quality Preschool Teacher Corps: A Focus on California , examines the urgent need for a preschool teacher workforce in California that effectively addresses the needs of Latino children. ... -
Amicus Brief - NILC SEIU
(2015-04-06)Pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 29 and Fifth Circuit Rule 29, the American Immigration Council, National Immigration Law Center, Service Employees International Union and 151 other immigrant’s rights, civil ... -
Amicus Curiae Brief: AAJC, AALDEF, NWLC & 38 Civil Rights Groups
(UnidosUS, 2020-01-27)UnidosUS joined 41 leading civil rights, public health, and other groups in support of San Francisco and San Francisco County, the State of California, and the State of Washington in their suit against U.S. Citizenship and ... -
CARES Act Briefs: Explaining the COVID-19 Relief for Latino Families
(UnidosUS, 2020-04-03)We are ensuring that the contributions and needs of Latinos are included in federal relief efforts, as our community grapples with the fallout from the Coronavirus crisis. -
Closing the Health Care Coverage Gap in Texas: A Latino Perspective
(2014-08-19)This issue brief covers key potential benefits of Medicaid expansion on Latinos in Texas. -
Community-Driven Strategies to Reduce Food Insecurity and Hunger among Latinos
(UnidosUS, 2018-12-13)All children and families should have the opportunity to lead a long, healthy, and productive life. However, too many Americans lack critical building blocks for good health, including consistent access to affordable, ... -
Counterterrorism and the Latino Community Since September 11
(2003-05-29)This issue brief documents the impact of counterterrorism measures and policies implemented since September 11, 2001, on the Latino population. First, it provides background on the post-September 11 environment. Second, ... -
Financial Insecurity Amid Growing Wealth: Why Healthier Savings Is Essential to Latino Prosperity
(2001-08-29)This issue brief examines the issues and factors that contribute to lower savings for Hispanic Americans. The brief summarizes relevant research and data and highlights strategies that promise to increase savings among ... -
Financial Services and Hispanic Americans
(2000-08-29)This issue brief is intended to bring attention to the financial service needs of the broader Latino community, present available research and data, and prescribe several steps that the financial services industry, public ... -
A Generation at Risk: The Threats to Arizona in the Current Immigration Landscape
(UnidosUS, 2020-03-13)These state-level issue briefs are part of a series that builds on the 2018 UnidosUS report, ‘Beyond the Border: Family Separation in the Trump Era,’ by exploring what is at stake in key states if the nation’s immigration ... -
A Generation at Risk: The Threats to California in the Current Immigration Landscape
(UnidosUS, 2020-03-03)These state-level issue briefs are part of a series that builds on the 2018 UnidosUS report, ‘Beyond the Border: Family Separation in the Trump Era,’ by exploring what is at stake in key states if the nation’s immigration ... -
A Generation at Risk: The Threats to Florida in the Current Immigration Landscape
(UnidosUS, 2020-03-13)These state-level issue briefs are part of a series that builds on the 2018 UnidosUS report, ‘Beyond the Border: Family Separation in the Trump Era,’ by exploring what is at stake in key states if the nation’s immigration ... -
A Generation at Risk: The Threats to Texas in the Current Immigration Landscape
(UnidosUS, 2020-03-03)These state-level issue briefs are part of a series that builds on the 2018 UnidosUS report, ‘Beyond the Border: Family Separation in the Trump Era,’ by exploring what is at stake in key states if the nation’s immigration ... -
Giving Them an Edge? The Effects of Work Experience on the Employment Prospects of Latino Young Men
(2014-06-11)This brief summarizes the results of NCLR's quantitative analysis of the marginal effects of work experience on the employment prospects of millennials. It focuses on Latino young men, offering an overview of the structural ... -
Health Tax Incentives: Healthy Choices or Bad Medicine?
(2009-01-15)Currently, millions of American lives are at risk because, for the uninsured, even the most basic medical care is unaffordable. With an uninsurance rate of one in three (32.1%), Latinos are the Americans most in need of ... -
Hispanic Families and The Earned Income Tax Credit
(2000-04-29)This issue brief is intended to bring attention to the importance of the EITC to Hispanic and other low-wage workers and outline several important steps toward improving the credit for families. The issue brief provides ... -
How Are States Including English Language Proficiency in ESSA Plans?
(UnidosUS, 2018-05-30)The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) has ushered in an era of renewed focus on English learners (ELs) in states' accountability systems. Under ESSA, states are now required to develop an English language proficiency (ELP) ... -
How Have States Set Goals for English Learners in ESSA Plans?
(UnidosUS, 2018-05-30)The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires states to outline their academic and English language proficiency goals and provide a detailed proposal for the statewide accountability system in a state ESSA plan. This ... -
Immigration Enforcement by Local Police: The Impact on the Civil Rights of Latinos
(2003-02-20)This issue brief explores the legal status of the U.S. Department of Justice's announcement and discusses the implications for Latino and immigrant communities.
