Excelencia in Education
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Graduate |
| Discipline(s): |
All Science and Engineering Engineering Education Research General Engineering, Engineering Science |
| Special Topic(s): |
Hispanic Engineers and Scientists |
| Learning Resource Type: |
Reference - General |
| Media Type: |
Unknown |
| Author(s): |
Excellence in Education |
| Description: | Excelencia's mission is to apply knowledge to public policy and institutional practice in order to improve Latino educational success. The website posts research studies, best practices and events. "By the year 2025, nearly one-quarter of the nation’s college-age population will be Latino. But not enough are earning college and university degrees. Accelerating Latino student success now–and for the next 15 years–is vital to our national interest. To ensure the high caliber of tomorrow’s workforce and civic leadership, Excelencia in Education links research, policy, and practice to inform policymakers and institutional leaders and promotes policies and practices that support higher educational achievement for Latino students and all students. Excelencia: * Identifies, analyzes, and disseminates information on effective higher education practices for Latinos * Assesses the impact of federal, state, and institutional policies on Latino achievement in higher education * Assists policymakers, higher education administrators, and other stakeholders improve opportunities for Latino students to succeed in postsecondary education * Cultivates strategic partnerships and expands the national discourse through the Action Network for Latinos Student Success connecting practitioners, researchers, educators, nonprofit organizations, students and policymakers * Develops, documents, and evaluates demonstration projects and other programs to support the application of effective practices in public policy and in education institutions." |
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| Keywords: | hispanic latino chicano Hispanics Latino Latina Chicano Chicana |
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| Use of Resource: |
The Examples of Excelencia initiative identifies and honors programs that are in the forefront of increasing achievement for Latino students in higher education. |
| Difficulty: |
Medium |
| Interactivity Level: |
Low |
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| Publication Date: | September 2008 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.edexcelencia.org/ |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
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