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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Jimenez-Silva, Margarita; Cheatham, Gregory A.; Gomez, Laura – Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators, 2013
It is critical that we examine impacts that recent immigration policies such as SB1070 are having on Arizona's youngest Latino learners.The large number of Latinos under the age of five, and the impact that this upcoming generation of Latinos will have on all aspects of life in Arizona merits a closer look. In this qualitative study, we…
Descriptors: Immigration, State Policy, Preschool Children, Pediatrics
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Gomez, Conrado; Jimenez-Silva, Margarita – Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators, 2012
The purpose of this article is to increase understanding of the factors that most significantly influenced the decision made by the Tucson Unified School District to implement the Mexican American Studies program in the late 1990's and early 2000's. This article outlines the process that led to the adoption of the program. The article further…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Mexican Americans, School Districts, Program Implementation
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Jimenez-Silva, Margarita – Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators, 2009
This essay identifies several themes presented by my parents, Abel and Juanita Jimenez. They are parents of five children who successfully navigated through the K-12 system and earned university degrees. They were interviewed over several evenings and asked what advice they would provide to the next generation of Latino parents. My parents…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Hispanic Americans, Interviews, Parent Attitudes