La Frontera: Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Education Along the U.S.-Mexico Border Author: Joan McRobbie, Malia Villegas

Commissioned by the school board associations of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas, this report elaborates on findings from Voices from La Frontera: A Study of School Districts Along the United States-Mexico Border. This new publication further builds better understanding of how to support the school districts, schools, and students within 100 miles of the United States/Mexico border. Specifically, this report

• Describes the economic, health, and social contexts of education along the United States/Mexico border
• Analyzes student achievement in each of the four border states
• Describes promising programs and strategies these schools are using
• Offers suggestions for policy and practice
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  Audience: Policymakers, Administrators
  
  Product Information
  
  Format: PDF
  Publisher: WestEd
  Copyright: 2004
  Order #: FRNT-04-01
  Pages: 52