Educators and policymakers are looking to invest in strategies that show evidence of effectiveness. Excelencia began collecting information about "what works" for Latino students from Latino community-based organizations, educators, policymakers, and institutional leaders throughout the country. The process of identifying and cataloging programs has generated valuable information and has been critical in creating Examples of Excelencia and the What Works Collection of publications.
What Works Publications
What Works?
GWW: LESSONS LEARNED REPLICATING PROMISING PRACTICES
This brief provides background on the creation of the Growing What Works initiative to expand the reach of evidence-based practices focused on Latino student success, the initial impact of SEMILLAS grants, lessons learned, and challenges.
Learn more about the 2009 Walmart SEMILLAS
Learn more about the 2010 Kresge SEMILLAS
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Highlights
Elsa Núñez, President,
Eastern Connecticut State University
Fast Facts
Of all part-time instructional faculty in 2003, Hispanic women represented 11% of faculty in foreign languages and 8% in education. Hispanic males represented 7% of faculty in foreign languages, 7% in economics, and 4% in occupationally specific programs and political science.
NCES, Digest of Education Statistics, 2007, Table 245
