Audience-Specific Tools and Research
Reports, tips and guidance on communicating with different target audiences.
Use this section to learn more about different audiences, including the barriers they face, how they view the problem(s), what messages appeal to them, and what channels to use to reach them.
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Adult Learners
Reasonable Choices
This research project investigates why individuals lacking a high
school diploma or GED choose not to pursue educational
opportunities.
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education’s Survey Results of
Adults With Some College
This PowerPoint presentation describes the traits and behaviors
of Kentuckians who have not completed a bachelor’s degree; the
barriers potential students face in continuing their education;
motivations for seeking higher education; and expectations about
the perceived benefits of earning a degree.
Investing Wisely in Adult Learners is Key to State Prosperity
This report documents the benefits of providing more education
for adults who did not complete high school and the urgency of
increasing the number of high school dropouts who pursue further
education.
SREB Adult Learning Campaign
A Web site of resources for states, the higher education
community and organizations interested in the advancement of
adult learning.
African Americans
African-American Male
Initiative
A strategic pilot initiative working to raise the college
aspirations of African-American males.
Creating Seamless Transitions
This study examines the influences on postsecondary planning that
Urban African American and Hispanic students have encountered and
how such influences have helped them develop and implement their
plans for postsecondary education.
School Relationships Foster Success for African American
Students
This policy study shows the strengths and weaknesses of African
American students’ school relationships, and how these
relationships can affect students’ educational outcomes.
Public Education and Black Male Students
The Schott Education Inequity Index (SEII) highlights disparities
in the quality of education provided to African-Americans by
examining high school graduation rates of Black and White
non-Hispanic males.
Given Half a Chance: The
Schott 50 State Report Card on Public Education and Black
Males
The Schott Education Inequity Index (SEII) highlights disparities
in the quality of education provided to African-Americans by
examining high school graduation rates of Black and White
non-Hispanic males.
High School Dropouts and At-Risk Youth
Cities in Crisis
Graduation rates are examined in the school districts serving the
nation’s 50 most-populous cities. Results show that graduation
rates are considerably lower in the nation’s largest cities than
suburban school systems.
From the Prison Track to the College Track
This report proposes innovative types of high school experiences
are proposed as means to encourage youth at risk of dropping out
to remain in school and go on to post-diploma success.
Getting Serious About High School Graduation
This report explains how graduation rates are calculated and
provides strategies and promising practices for increasing
graduation rates.
High School Dropouts in America
This fact sheet provides statistical information on the drop-out
rate in America.
The National Dropout
Prevention Center
The National Dropout Prevention Center/Network serves as a
clearinghouse on issues related to dropout prevention.
The Silent Epidemic
Researchers found that although some dropouts had faced academic
problems, the overwhelming majority possessed the potential to
graduate. Further, the students had strong and thoughtful
opinions on what might have kept them in school.
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Whatever It Takes: How Twelve Communities Are Reconnecting
Out-Of-School Youth
This report documents what committed educators, policymakers, and
community leaders across the country are doing to reconnect
out-of-school youth to the social and economic mainstream.
American Youth Policy Forum
Latino Populations
A Matter of Trust: Ten Key Insights from Recent Public Opinion
Research on Attitudes About Education Among Hispanic Parents,
Students and Young Adults
This report summarizes how Hispanic parents rate their local
schools, what problems they identify, what kinds of goals they
have for the education of their children and what challenges they
see ahead.
Creating Seamless Transitions
This study examines the influences on postsecondary planning that
Urban African American and Hispanic students have encountered and
how such influences have helped them develop and implement their
plans for postsecondary education.
The “DREAM Act” and the “American Dream Act”
Summary of the “Development, Relief, and Education for Alien
Minors (DREAM) Act,” S. 774, a bipartisan federal proposal that
would facilitate access to college for immigrant students.
English-Spanish Glossary of Terms Relating to Higher Education &
Student Financial Aid
This glossary provides Spanish-language information about college
and student financial aid to facilitate college attendance among
Hispanics, particularly since parental support is such an
important factor in a child’s college attendance and completion.
Éxito Escolar
Éxito Escolar is an exciting multimedia college access curriculum
focused around a series of four bilingual films. The curriculum
builds off the collection of telenovela-style films which follow
the experiences of students and their families as they explore
life beyond high school.
Five Facts about Undocumented Workers in the United States
This report challenge some common myths about undocumented
immigrants.
Hispanic Education in the United States
This statistical brief provides a summary of the key data
concerning Latinos in the educational pipeline.
Knocking at the College Door
Between 2004-05 and 2014-15, the nation’s public high schools
will produce almost 207,000 more Hispanic graduates (an increase
of 54 percent). These data show that minorities account for all
the growth in the our public high schools’ production of
graduates.
Latino Students and U.S. High Schools
This fact sheet provides statistical information on Latino
student in U.S. High Schools.
Pew
Hispanic Center
The Pew Hispanic Center has focused attention on outcomes at the
post-secondary level and provides several useful fact sheets and
research reports.
Opening the Door to the American Dream: Increasing Higher
Education Access and Success for Immigrants
This report describes the demographic and educational
characteristics of the U.S. immigrant population and discusses
barriers faced by legal immigrants seeking to enroll in
postsecondary education.
Rural Hispanics at a Glance
This analysis discusses ongoing changes in rural areas and
assesses Federal, State, and local strategies to enhance economic
opportunities and quality of life for all rural Americans. As
part of this analysis, ERS researchers compare current
demographic, social, and economic indicators for rural Hispanics
with those for other nonmetro residents.
Additional Resources
- Brookings Institution Latin American Initiative
- Engaging Latino Communities for Education (ENLACE)
- Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility
- Hispanic Education Coalition
- Hispanic College Fund Hispanic Scholarship Fund
- Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)
- National Council of La Raza
- Santa Ana Partnership