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Bilingual education programs for English language learners, coupled with school textbooks and curricula that reflect culturally based teaching methods and hiring more Latinos in our educational institutions, are some of ways that that can help reduce the Latino drop out rate and improve achievement, college-readiness, and promote equity.
For the best educational outcomes, OLAA believes these following steps need to be taken:
1. Parental Involvemnet
From cradle to career foster parental involvement thru effective empowerment training models while simultaneously these parents become cultural competency trainers for the teachers and staff of relevant schools.
2. Opportunitites for Undocumented Students
Put systems in place for undocumented students for college level programs (Dreamers).
3. Coalition for Latino Education
Form statewide political coalition to help shape policy and prioritize money at the highest level to invest in Latino education, even if this means for litigation by implementing supplemental pay for bi-lingual teachers and protecting school budgets in the face of cuts.
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Community Spotlight
Cultivando Liderazgo is a ten-hour leadership training culturally tailored for rural Latino populations as part of the Ford Institute Leadership Program.
RDI has facilitated Latino leadership trainings in over 20 communities in Oregon and four other states. These trainings are dynamic, informative, and relevant to Latino traditions in rural communities.
Cultivando Liderazgo is intended to increase unity among Latinos in the community, to increase Latino participation in the community, and to develop the dreams that the participants have for their community life.
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Oregon Latino Facts
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OLAA believes that education is a fundamental right and all students should have access quality and safe public education.
