1 The Academic Crisis Facing Hispanic Males Young Latino Male Symposium October 1, 2010

2 Distribution of Total U.S. Population by Race/Ethnicity, % 12% 15% 5% 1% White Black Hispanic Asian-PI Native American Multiracial Source: NCES 2010

3 Distribution of U.S. Population by Race/ Ethnicity, 2007 (Under Age 18) 57% 14% 21% 4% 1% 3% Source: NCES 2010 White Black Hispanic Asian-PI Native American Multiracial

4 U.S. Population Change, , by Age & Race/Ethnicity* Asian-PI Hispanic African American White *Projections for Native Americans not available

5 Source: WICHE, Knocking at the College Door, Projections of High School Graduates by State and Race/Ethnicity , 2008 Composition of U.S. Public High School Graduates by Race/Ethnicity, (Actual), to (Projected)

6 Source: WICHE, Knocking at the College Door, Projections of High School Graduates by State and Race/Ethnicity , 2008 Cumulative Percent Change in U.S. Public High School Graduates Relative to by Race/Ethnicity

7 Percent Changes in Educational Attainment, , as a Result of Projected Changes in Race/Ethnicity (25-to-64-Year-Olds) < High SchoolHigh SchoolSome College Associate Bachelor Grad/Prof Source: Kelly, NCHEMS,

8 Hispanic Births and Net Immigration by Decade: Source: Tienda, Marta and Faith Mitchell, ed Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies: Hispanics and the American Future. Washington DC: National Academy Press. (Figure 2-1)

9 Increase in Total, First-time, Full-time Freshman Enrollment in Colleges, Universities, Trade Schools Source: NCES. IPEDS, fall enrollment data Thousands 3% 8% 15% 6% 2%

10 Public School Suspensions, K-12, by Race/ Ethnicity and Gender, Percentage WhiteBlackHispanicAA-PINA-AN Source: Devoe, NCES, 2008 Men Women

11 Status Dropout Rates Among Noninstitutionalized 16-to-24-Year-Olds by Race/Ethnicity and Gender, Percentage White BlackHispanicAA-PINA-AN Source: Devoe, NCES, 2008 Male Female

12 Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2006 Total includes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders. Percentage of Male Inmates in State or Federal Prisons and Local Jails, by Race, Hispanic origin, and Age: June 30, 2006

13 High-School Completion Rates by Race/ Ethnicity and Gender, 2005 (18-to-24-Year-Olds) Percentage WhiteBlackHispanicAsian Amer.Nat. Am. Source: Ryu, ACE, 2008 Men (18-24 ) Women (18-24)

14 Proportion of Men/Women with AA Degree or Higher, 2006 (25-to-29-Year-Olds) Percentage WhiteBlackHispanic AA-PI Nat. Am. Source: Ryu, ACE, 2008 Men (25-29 ) Women (25-29)

15 Seven Common Themes 1. Profound educational crisis Questions: Can education be an isolated response? Or do we need a much broader social response?

16 Seven Common Themes 2. Destructive pressures that undermine student aspirations Questions: What policy levers are available to us to decouple the relationship between poverty/unemployment and prison? How can we get more education to take place in prisons to give these young men a chance to compete when they get out?

17 Seven Common Themes 3. Lack of role models Questions: Has education become feminized? What does this mean? Is it possible to invoke notions of “transcendent maleness” without this being perceived as a threat to feminism?

18 Seven Common Themes 4. Loss of cultural memory Questions: Are culture and history indispensable to retaining males of color in schools? If yes, how so? If not, why not?

19 Sev en Common Themes 5. Poverty challenges Question: How do we interrupt the influences of this culture of poverty?

20 Seven Common Themes 6. Sense of failing education system Questions: Do we need to redesign schools in order to be effective in retaining boys of color? If yes, how?

21 Seven Common Themes 7. Increased need for community action support

22 Models for Progress Mentoring Partnerships Single-Gender Schooling Male Role Models Support System

23 Where are we headed? Literature review Prison study Student Voices

24 Ronald A. Williams Vice President The College Board th St., NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC phone fax