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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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Fujimoto, Eugene; Garcia, Yvonne; Medina, Noemy; Perez, Eduardo – Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators, 2013
As the largest and fastest growing racial/ethnic group in the country, Latinos' educational success is a national priority. In the Los Angeles Unified School district, the country's largest, high school graduating rates for Latinos hover at near 40%. Examining this institutional and societal tragedy through the school-to-prison pipeline…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Leadership Responsibility, Urban Schools
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Santos, Carlos; Menjivar, Cecilia – Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators, 2013
This article builds on previous research conducted by Santos, Menjivar & Godfrey (2013) and draws on a study conducted with racially and ethnically diverse early adolescents.This research explores youths' awareness of Senate Bill 1070 in Arizona, and how affected they are by the passage of this bill. Wave I (N = 726; Mage = 12.4 years; SD…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Immigration, Self Esteem, Adolescents
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McGinnis, Theresa Ann; Garcia, Andrea – Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators, 2012
In this article, we use narrative theory to analyze and discuss how one Salvadoran youth, Thomas, constructed three different yet overlapping narratives, including a digital story, on his family's movement across borders. We describe how each telling of his narratives is situated in time and space, where Thomas reveals his understandings of…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Change Agents, Hispanic Americans, Freedom