Educación

Reality of success

Information: 24 September 2011 elena Print Email

Education levels have more eἀect on earnings in the workforce than any oth-er demographic factor, such as gender and race, according to a new study. The estimated impact on annual earnings between a professional degree and an eighth grade education was about Ḁve times the impact of gender.

Education impacts earnings five times more than other factors ---

According to a new study, education levels had more effect on earnings in the workforce than any other demographic factor, such as gender, race and Hispanic origin. Many factors, such as race and Hispanic origin, gender, citizenship, English-speaking ability and geographic location do influence work-life earnings but none had as much impact as education. The estimated impact on annual earnings between a professional degree and an eighth grade education was about $72,000 a year, roughly five times the impact of gender, which was $13,000.

New Haven schools show student progress

Information: 03 September 2011 elena Print Email

New Haven Unified School District, which includes schools in Union City and part of south Hayward, has shared test data showing student progress. More New Haven students are ranked as ‘advanced’ and fewer are ranked as ‘far below basic’ according to results of standardized tests taken during the 2010-11 school year.

According to STAR (Standardized Testing and Results) information released by the California Department of Education, 25.1 percent of New Haven students scored “advanced” in English/language arts, up from 22.3 percent in 2008-09. Over the same three-year period, the percentage of students scoring “far below basic” has decreased from 7.2 to 6.3 percent.

Las escuelas de New Haven muestran avances estudiantiles

Information: 03 September 2011 elena Print Email

De acuerdo con los resultados de los exámenes estandarizados aplicados durante el ciclo escolar 2010-2011, el Distrito Escolar Unificado de New Haven indica progreso estudiantil. Más estudiantes de New Haven son calificados como ‘avanzados’ y menos como ‘muy por debajo del nivel básico’.

El Distrito Escolar Unificado de New Haven, que incluye escuelas de Union City y parte del sur de Hayward, ha compartido los resultados de pruebas que indican progreso estudiantil. Más estudiantes de New Haven son calificados como ‘avanzados’ y menos como ‘muy por debajo del nivel básico’ de acuerdo con los resultados de los exámenes estandarizados aplicados durante el ciclo escolar 2010-2011.

De acuerdo con información de STAR (Programa de exámenes y reportes estandarizados) publicada por el Departamento de Educación de California, 25.1% de los estudiantes de New Haven obtuvieron una

Hispanic college enrollment surges

Information: 03 September 2011 elena Print Email

For some youth, work is an alternative to school. They can't find jobs, so why not finish high school? Why not go to college? According to a Pew Hispanic Center analysis the Hispanic college enrollment surges and it's the largest increase on record, and is significant because it's substantially higher than the 7 percent increase in the overall population of Hispanics that age.

College completion still a challenge ---

Driven by a single-year surge of 24% in Hispanic enrollment, the number of 18- to 24-year-olds attending college in the United States hit an all-time high of 12.2 million in October 2010, according to a P ew Hispanic Center analysis of newly available Census Bureau data. From 2009 to 2010, the number of Hispanic young adults enrolled in college grew by 349,000, compared with an increase of 88,000 young blacks and 43,000 young Asian Americans and a decrease of 320,000 young non-Hispanic whites.

Más hispanos en el colegio

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Impulsado por un aumento vertiginoso del 24% en la matrícula de hispanos, el número de jóvenes de entre 18 y 24 años que asisten a la universidad en los Estados Unidos ha alcanzado la cifra sin precedentes de 12.2 millones en octubre de 2010, de acuerdo a un estudio publicado por el Pew Hispanic. Es el incremento más grande en la historia y es de relevancia debido a que la cifra es considerablemente más alta en comparación con el incremento del 7% en la población total de hispanos de esa edad.

Terminar la universidad es aún un reto ---

Impulsado por un aumento vertiginoso del 24% en la matrícula de hispanos, el número de jóvenes de entre 18 y 24 años que asisten a la universidad en los Estados Unidos ha alcanzado la cifra sin precedentes de 12.2 millones en octubre de 2010, de acuerdo con un análisis del Centro Hispano Pew basado en información disponible recientemente proporcionada por la Oficina de Censos. De 2009 a 2010, el número de adultos jóvenes hispanos inscritos en la universidad creció 349,000, en comparación con un aumento de 88,000 jóvenes afroamericanos y 43,000 jóvenes asiático-americanos y una disminución de 320,000 jóvenes blancos no hispanos.

Hayward school district in financial trouble due to budget indecision

Information: 09 July 2011 elena Print Email

A recent report from a grand jury investigation of Hayward schools concluded that past and current trustees have been reluctant to make difficult budget decisions, jeopardizing the financial soundness of the district.

“The Hayward Unified School District (HUSD) Board of Education must implement the fiscal advice they are receiving in order to prevent relapse into financial insolvency.” This is one of several recommendations resulting from a grand jury investigation of Hayward schools. The investigation concluded that past and current trustees have been reluctant to make difficult budget decisions, jeopardizing the financial soundness of the district.