July 20, 2008
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NHC Resources


Below are links, reports and other information that may be helpful for individuals who are interested in improving education for Latino/Hispanic students.

Resources

  • Hispanic College Fund link type content icon
    Hispanic College Fund (HCF) provides talented and underprivileged Hispanic youth with vision, mentors, resources, and scholarship.
  • Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund link type content icon
    Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund's (MALDEF) mission is to foster sound public policies, laws, and programs to safeguard the civil rights of the 45 million Latinos living in the United States and to empower the Latino community to fully participate in our society.
  • National Association of Latino Elected & Appointed Officials link type content icon
    National Association of Latino Elected & Appointed Officials represents all political parties, all levels of government, and diverse constituencies- from metropolitan cities to rural communities.
  • National Council of La Raza link type content icon
    National Council of La Raza (NCLR) is the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States. NCLR works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans.
  • Republican National Hispanic Assembly link type content icon
    Republican National Hispanic Assembly's mission is to foster the principles of the Republican Party in the Hispanic Community; to provide Hispanic Americans with a forum to play an influential role in local, state, and national Party activities, to increase the number of Hispanic Republican elected officials; and to create and maintain a network of Hispanic Republican leaders.
  • La Frontera: Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Education Along the U.S.-Mexico Border pdf type content icon [PDF 592,417kb]
    This report, published in March 2004, elaborates on findings from Voices from La Frontera: A Study of School Districts Along the United States/Mexico Border.
  • Voices from La Frontera: A Study of School Districts Along the United States/Mexico Border pdf type content icon [PDF 626,448kb]
    This report, published in August 2002, offers a broad sketch of what life is like for school districts in the region within 100 miles of the United States/Mexico border, referred to as La Frontera.