Latinas are dropping out of school in alarming numbers. Forty-one percent of Latina students do not graduate with their class in four years — if they graduate at all. Many Latina students face challenges related to poverty, immigration status, limited English proficiency, and damaging gender and ethnic stereotypes. And the high teen pregnancy rate for Latinas — the highest of any ethnic group — reflects and reinforces the barriers they face.
For:
ELA Teachers, ELL Teachers, Families/Parents, Researchers/PolicyMakers, School Leaders
High School
Topic:
Achievement, College Readiness, Dropout Prevention, English Language Learners, Gender & Diversity Issues
National Women’s Law Center and Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. (2009). Listening to Latinas: barriers to high school graduation. Washington, DC.