The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Initiative is a state-led, voluntary effort to establish a single set of clear educational standards for English language arts and mathematics that states can share and voluntarily ...

This tool kit is designed to help education reform champions build stronger, more effective strategies to ensure educational success for Latino and ELL students and their families. It contains resources that are designed ...

In a letter to U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray, NCLR joined other organizations to oppose ending the current system of annual reading and math assessments under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

We advocate for policies that lead Latinos and the nation toward greater equity.

Padres Comprometidos is a parent engagement program whose primary goal is the fostering of a strong connection between schools and parents.  To this end, the Padres Comprometidos program builds the capacity of Latino ...

The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) recognizes the positive effects of expanded learning time on the academic achievement and social and emotional development of Latino youth and English language learners (ELLs). Expanded ...

The status of children in Puerto Rico is defined by social and economic characteristics, as well as by indicators of health and education levels. Given the information gap on the status of children in the municipios, the ...

As Latino children enter the American school system in increasing numbers, it is imperative that they enter ready to learn and be successful. Unfortunately, this is not currently the case. Young Latino children face many ...

This letter, sent by the Hispanic Education Coalition, outlines the coalition's priorities for the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. 3221). Specifically, it urges the Senate to maintain funding for Hispanic ...