ACR 109, as introduced, Brown. Latino Education and Advocacy Days.
This measure would declare the last week of March every year as a statewide week of advocacy for Latino education.
Fiscal committee: no.
P1 1WHEREAS, The strength of the California education system
2and its place in a competitive global economy will depend largely
3on future educational outcomes among Latino students; and
4WHEREAS, Latinos emerged as the largest minority group in
5the United States in the new millennium; and
6WHEREAS, Statistically, since 1998, Latino children have
7become the largest minority student demographic in United States
8public schools; and
9WHEREAS, Both Latino students and teachers have a high
10mobility rate, are located in racially segregated communities with
11high poverty rates, and attend schools with fewer resources,
12staffing, and programs; and
13WHEREAS, Latino students have the highest dropout rate, score
14among the lowest on achievement tests, and have low college
15enrollment rates; and
P2 1WHEREAS, One-half of all Latino students currently fail to
2graduate from high school, and have had little progress in
3increasing college graduation rates over the last few decades; and
4WHEREAS, According to Current Population Survey data
5released by the United States Census Bureau in March 2010, out
6of 100 Latino males and 100 Latina females in elementary school,
764 Latino males and 61 Latina females graduate from high school,
811 Latino males and 9.2 Latina females graduate with a bachelor
9of arts or a bachelor of science degree, 3.6 Latino males and 3.0
10Latina females graduate with a professional or graduate degree,
11and 0.4 Latino males and 0.7 Latina females graduate with a
12doctorate degree.
13WHEREAS, Latino students represent an opportunity to increase
14diversity, strengthen the tax, labor, consumption, and investment
15pool, and increase ties with Mexico and Latin America; and
16WHEREAS, On March 27, 2014, California State University,
17San Bernardino, College of Education will host its inaugural Latino
18Education and Advocacy Days summit; now, therefore, be it
19Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
20thereof concurring, That the last week of March every year is
21hereby declared as a statewide week of advocacy for Latino
22education; and be it further
23Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
24of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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