Entrada de Colegio: A Pathway Program for Latina/o Students to Access Higher Education

• In Event: 66.058 - Roundtable Session 28
  In Roundtable Session: 66.058-10 - Preparing Youth for College and Career

Abstract

Latin@s growth in school districts across the country have increased and continue to flourish in educational communities. In this critical race praxis study, we describe, reflect, and examine the operations and visions of Latin@s facing challenges on their pathways to equal education opportunity. We discuss the collaborative Entrada de Colegio Program at a local high school where we have incororporated culturally relevant pedagogical practices for Latin@ students. Our purpose is in two parts: First, we examine the collaborative Entrada de Colegio project serving Latin@ students. Second, we explore the Latin@ student counterstories. Focused on equitable and social justice education, this study teases the tensions between opportunity and outcomes in educational attainment, academic achievement, and college enrollment and retention.

Authors

• Antonette M. Aragon, Colorado State University

• Antero Garcia, Stanford University

• Joshua Trinidad, Metropolitan State University of Denver

• Rene Gonzalez, Regis University