Despite their numbers, Latinos continue to lack full and equal participation in all facets of American life, including education. This book provides a critical

Hispanic and Latino students now represent the largest ethnic group educated in the United States public school system. That means the ability to successfully e

Latino/a students are in a unique position in today's society; teachers and administrators are in an influential position in educating them. Community, parents,

This critical case study exposes the educational realities of Latinos in K-12 public schools in the Western United States from the students’ own perspectives.

Winner of a 2005 Critics Choice Award fromThe American Educational Studies Association, this is a groundbreaking collection of oral histories, letters, intervie