The State of the State for Washington Latinos

Feature Summaries

The Left Out Latino Majority

Findings from Ian Warner’s Study of Latino Political Representation

Getting Latino Youth to Vote in Washington

Recommendations from Anuradha Sawkar

Unlearning Domestic Violence

Findings from Research on Latino Communities by Libby Culclasure

Why Some Latino Students Are Beating the Odds

How to Make High School Work for Latino Students by Caitlin Schoenfelder

Gringo Justice for Latino Youth?

Viviana Gordon Looks Inside the Juvenile Justice System

Matching a Child's Culture in Early Childhood Education

Lillian Petersen Explores the Need for Early Childhood Educators To Acknowledge What A Child Brings to the Classroom

Alternative Schools and Their Impact on Latino Success

Liz Oberhausen Finds Promise in the Alternative School Experience for Latino Youth

For Latinos, Like Everyone Else, Health is More than Health Care

Megan Niermeyer and Matteo Leggett Document How Language, Culture, and Access to the U.S. Health Care System Can All Impact the Health of Latinos

A Closer Look—Housing and Health Conditions for Latino Farm Worker Children and Educational Success

Griff Lambert Connects Housing, Health and School Success for Latino Students

Latinos Face Roadblocks on the Route to Higher Education

Kevin McNellis Finds that Cost and Family Experience Are Often Barriers to Higher Education for Latinos

Can We Increase Latino Home Ownership?

Julia Leavitt Finds a Host of Barriers to Home Ownership and Some Promising Ways to Overcome Them

Closing the Preparation Gap for Latino Children

Lauren McElroy Makes the Case for Early Childhood Education

2009 Executive Summaries

Summaries for each Report

Executive Summary

Low Income Latinos’ Housing Stability: The Small Rural Town Perspective. By Annie Roberts