percentage of u.s. residents who have obtained a bachelors degree, 2010 d. c. = 50.1% massachusetts...
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PERCENTAGE OF U.S. RESIDENTS WHO HAVE OBTAINED A BACHELORS DEGREE, 2010
D. C. = 50.1% MASSACHUSETTS = 39.0COLORADO = 36.4MARYLAND = 36.1CONNECTTICUT = 35.5NEW JERSEY = 35.4
Source—US Census, 2010 American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates
PERCENTAGE OF U.S. RESIDENTS WHO HAVE OBTAINED A BACHELORS DEGREE, 2010
VIRGINIA = 34.2VERMONT = 33.6NEW HAMPSHIRE = 32.8NEW YORK = 32.5MINNESOTA = 31.8WASHINGTON = 31.1ILLINOIS = 30.8RHODE ISLAND = 30.2CALIFORNIA = 30.1
PERCENTAGE OF U.S. RESIDENTS WHO HAVE OBTAINED A BACHELORS DEGREE, 2010
KANSAS = 29.8HAWAII = 29.5UTAH = 29.3MONTANA = 28.8OREGON = 28.8NEBRASKA = 28.6ALASKA = 27.9 STATE AVERAGE = 27.9
PERCENTAGE OF U.S. RESIDENTS WHO HAVE OBTAINED A BACHELORS DEGREE, 2010
DELAWARE = 27.8NORTH DAKOTA = 27.6GEORGIA = 27.3PENNSYLVANIA = 27.1MAINE = 26.8NORTH CAROLINA = 26.5SOUTH DAKOTA = 26.3WISCONSIN = 26.3ARIZONA = 25.9TEXAS = 25.9FLORIDA = 25.8MISSOURI = 25.6MICHIGAN = 25.2NEW MEXICO = 25.0
PERCENTAGE OF U.S. RESIDENTS WHO HAVE OBTAINED A BACHELORS DEGREE, 2010IOWA = 24.9OHIO = 24.6SOUTH CAROLINA = 24.5IDAHO = 24.4WYOMING = 24.1TENNESSEEE = 23.1OKLAHOMA = 22.9INDIANA = 22.7NEVADA = 21.7LOUISIANA = 21.4ALABAMA = 21.9KENTUCKY = 20.5 ARKANSAS = 19.5MISSISSIPPI = 19.5WEST VIRGINIA = 17.5
“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” Frederick Douglas, New York Times, 3/1/’14
US Rankings”The most recent came in
2012, when tests performed by OECD on 25-year-olds found the United States in 26th place among 34 countries in math, 17th place in reading and 21st place in science.”
Source: New York Times, May 21, 2014
Latino Boys’ Performance
--18% of Hispanic boys scored proficient or above on the 4th grade reading tests in 2013. [14% of Black boys]
--42% of White boys scored proficient or above on the 4th grade reading tests in 2013.
--21% Hispanic & Black girls scored proficient or above on the 4th grade reading tests in 2013.
Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress, NAEP, New York Times, July 21, 2014
“Hispanic students accounted for more than half of all eight graders in California in 2011, the highest proportion in the country. But only 14% of those students were proficient on eight-grade reading tests....” Source: New York Times, February 22, 2013
Latinos, 25-Years & Up, 2011Less than 9th Grade = 5.51 million, 20.7%
9th to 12th Grade = 4.00, 15.0%
High School graduate = 7.96, 29.8%
Some College/Assoc. Degree = 5.44, 20.4%
Bachelor’s Degree = 2.67, 10.0%
Advanced Degree = 1.09, 4.1%
Source: US Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social & Economic supplement, 2011
US Latinos, Elementary School* 2011
--White = 15.67 Million--Hispanic = 7.40 [24.7%]
--Black = 4.66
--Asian = 1.34
--TOTAL = 29.97
*--Enrollmemt on Public Elementary Schools by 3-yrs. old and up
Source: Hispanic Student Enrollments reach new Highs in 2011, PEW Hispanic Center, August 20, 2012
US Latinos, High School* 2011
--White = 8.54 Million--Hispanic = 3.29 [26.5%]
--Black = 2.55
--Asian = 0.64
--TOTAL = 12.43
*--Enrollmemt on Public High Schools by 3-yrs. old and up
Source: Hispanic Student Enrollments reach new Highs in 2011, PEW Hispanic Center, August 20, 2012
US LatinosHigh School Completion Rate for
18 to 24 yrs. olds Latinos:
--2000 = 59%
--2011 = 76%Source: Hispanic Student Enrollments reach new Highs in 2011, PEW Hispanic Center, August 20, 2012
Getting A’s”In 1966, only about 19% of high school students graduated with an A or A- average. By 2013, 53% of students graduated with that average.”
Source: New York Times, May 6, 2014
Per-Pupil Costs/Yr.--$15,969 for MPS, ‘11
--$9,718 for Milwaukee independent charter schools, ‘11
--$4,442 for Milwaukee voucher students, ‘11
Source: Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel, January 18, ‘13
No Child Left Behind“…that schools test students every year in reading and math between third & eighth grade and once in high school was enshrined in the No Child Left Behind Act. The tests were intended as a way for schools to see whether all student groups, but particularly minorities and poor students, were being taught adequately.”
Source: New York Times, January 13, ‘15
No Child Left Behind“A group of 19 civil rights advocacy organizations, including the N.A.A.C.P., the Mexican American Legal Defence & Educational Fund, &…, echoed Mr. Duncan’s call to retain annual testing as a way of gauging educational quality, particularly for the most disadvantaged students.”
Source: New York Times, January 13, ‘15
Segregation in Public Schools--43% of Latinos in schools with < 10%
whites, ‘09-’10
--38% of Blacks in schools with < 10% whites, ‘09-’10
--Approx. 15% of Latinos & Blacks in schools with < 1% white,’09-’10
--”Latino segregation more pronounced in CA, NY, & TX”
Source: New York Times, September 20, ‘12
US Latinos, College* 2011
--White = 7.88 Million--Hispanic = 2.08 [16.5%]
--Black = 1.64
--Asian = 0.75
--TOTAL = 12.57
*--Enrollmemt in Colleges by 18 to 24-year-olds.
Source: Hispanic Student Enrollments reach new Highs in 2011, PEW Hispanic Center, August 20, 2012
US Latinos, In College* 2011
--Asians = 79.4%
--Whites = 75.9%
--Blacks = 65.6%
--Latinos = 56.3%
*--Of All Attending College, Percent Enrolled in four-year Colleges, ages 18 to 24
Source: Hispanic Student Enrollments reach new Highs in 2011, PEW Hispanic Center, August 20, 2012
US Latinos, In College* 2011
--Asians = 20.6%
--Whites = 24.1%
--Blacks = 34.4%
--Latinos = 43.7%
*--Of All Attending College, Percent Enrolled in two-year Colleges, ages 18 to 24
Source: Hispanic Student Enrollments reach new Highs in 2011, PEW Hispanic Center, August 20, 2012
Median Household Income, ‘10
--Asians = $64,308
--Whites = $54,620
--Blacks = $32,068
--Latinos = $37,379
Source: New York Times, September, 15,2011
College Choice, 2011
--75% of students at the 200 most highly rated colleges came from families in the top quartile of income.
--5% came from families in the bottom quartile of income--in 1994, it was 3%
Source: New York Times, Op-Ed, May 18, 2014
College Choice, 2011
--”About a quarter [25%] of college freshmen born into the bottom half of the income distribution will manage to collect a bachelor’s degree by age 24, while almost 90% of freshmen born into families in the top income quartile will go on to finish their degrees.”
Source: New York Times, Op-Ed, May 18, 2014
They They [issues] [issues] include the question of include the question of our place our place in this society; of how in this society; of how we are we are imagined within itimagined within it; and of ; and of the role we students of the the role we students of the historical experience and current historical experience and current circumstances of our various circumstances of our various communities might play in the communities might play in the evolution of American society. evolution of American society. Madrid, Arturo,Madrid, Arturo, “Their America, Our América and Our Responsibility as Latina/o ScholarsTheir America, Our América and Our Responsibility as Latina/o Scholars”, Nov., 18, ‘12
Our Our 25-4525-45 age population has less age population has less educational attainment than their educational attainment than their 45-6545-65 old counterparts. Only the old counterparts. Only the education of the education of the 15-2515-25 old old population can turn that around, population can turn that around, and we have reasons to be and we have reasons to be concerned about that matter.concerned about that matter.Madrid, Arturo,Madrid, Arturo, “Their America, Our América and Our Responsibility as Latina/o ScholarsTheir America, Our América and Our Responsibility as Latina/o Scholars”, Nov., 18, ‘12
What must we do?What must we do?--First and foremost, we must continue to --First and foremost, we must continue to affirm our place affirm our place in this nation.in this nation.--Second, we must continue to carve out --Second, we must continue to carve out larger and larger and more significant spaces more significant spaces for for ourselves in this society and its ourselves in this society and its institutions.institutions.--Third, we must --Third, we must revitalize the ideals revitalize the ideals of of this nation.this nation.Madrid, Arturo,Madrid, Arturo, “Their America, Our América and Our Responsibility as Latina/o ScholarsTheir America, Our América and Our Responsibility as Latina/o Scholars”, Nov., 18, ‘12
Meaningful Philosophy--”In 1966, 86% of college
freshman said that developing a meaningful philosophy of life was essential or very important. Today, less than half say a meaningful philosophy of life is that important.”
Source: New York Times, May 6, 2014
Empathy--”University of Michigan studies suggest that today’s students score about 40% lower in measures of empathy than students did 30 years ago.”
Source: New York Times, May 6, 2014
REVIEW QUESTIONS1.) Are Hispanic students performing similarly to white students in public elementary school?
2.) For Q. 1, is the a diference between the performance of boys vs. girls?
3.) Approximately, what percentage of Hispanics [25-yrs-and-older] have less than a HS diploma?
4.) TRUE of FALSE: Less than 5% of Hispanics [25-yrs-and-older] have an”Advanced degree”.
5.) Roughly, what percent of public K-12 students are Hispanics?
6.) What has happened the the HS graduation ragte for Hispanics since 2000?
7.) What is trhe difference between a “choice” and a “charter” school?
8.) Is the “No Child Left Behind” law supported by Latinos?
9.) Why do Asians college graduates earn significantly more than, say, Latino college graduates?
10.) What has occurred to “medium net worth’ to Hispanic 4-yr. college grads and
to Hispanic non-college-grads?