Photo Caption: “Town Hall” meeting, coordinated in collaboration with COPAL, which engaged around 100 members of the Latine community, including families, leaders, and representatives of community organizations.
OUR FAMILY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM HELPS SPANISH-SPEAKING PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS DEVELOP SKILLS, AGENCY, AND EXPERIENCE ADVOCATING FOR THEIR CHILDREN’S EDUCATION.
Compared with other states, Minnesota has one of the lowest on-time high school graduation rates for Hispanic students.
Only 34.4% of Hispanic 8th graders are proficient in math compared to 68.5% white (non-Hispanic) children.
Only 32% of Hispanic 3rd graders are proficient in reading compared to 67.4% white (non-Hispanic) children.
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Photo caption: Family engagement workshop at Centro Tyrone Guzman.
Students are told success in school is the first step to success in life. However, many students from Latine and other communities of color are living in an “opportunity myth,” where the educational experience itself is failing to help students succeed.
We work to address the opportunity myth by eliminating barriers that prevent Latine students from reaching their full potential and by supporting Latine parents and caregivers to engage and advocate for systemic changes in education. We advocate for strong and stable schools that offer equitable educational opportunities for all.
The program includes three key components:
Culturally responsive parent agency training for K–12 educational advocacy
One-on-one advocacy assistance
Legislative advocacy
