May 31st, 2008

Asian Americans Struggling to Keep up

United States: Asian-American Students Struggling Under NCLB, Group Says

Schools are failing to identify struggling Asian-American students under the No Child Left Behind Act and to give them the academic intervention and support they need, a report says.

“Contrary to stereotypes that cast Asian-Americans as model students of academic achievement, many Asian-American students are struggling, failing, and dropping out of schools that ignore their needs,” says the report, released last week by the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund.

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