1 Equity in Education in Times of Hispanic Resentment: The development of support structures for the bilingual- bicultural student National Association for Multicultural Education Oregon State University May 2008

2 Human Movement Nation-State Concept, James Banks Nation-State Concept, James Banks Beyond Frontiers – Utopia? Beyond Frontiers – Utopia? Economic, Political and Socio-Cultural Powers – Neoliberalism Economic, Political and Socio-Cultural Powers – Neoliberalism International Relations International Relations Human Networks Human Networks Hispanic Diaspora Hispanic Diaspora

3 Multiculturalism-Multilingualism Conscious understanding of the other. Conscious understanding of the other. Think about: Think about: Rejection Rejection Tolerance Tolerance Solidarity Solidarity

4 The Educational System Equity Equity Equal Access Equal Access Educational Opportunity Educational Opportunity Integration Integration Assimilation Assimilation Closing the Achievement Gap Closing the Achievement Gap Culture and Ethnicity Culture and Ethnicity

5 Closing the Achievement Gap Relations Relations Academic opportunities Academic opportunities Resources Resources

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7 Results Tenth Grade Tenth Grade Reading: Hispanic students are lagging behind Reading: Hispanic students are lagging behind Writing: English academic writing continues to be a challenge not only to language minority students but to all students Writing: English academic writing continues to be a challenge not only to language minority students but to all students Mathematics: A big indicator of College success Mathematics: A big indicator of College success

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9 What is our role? Change Agents? or Change Agents? or