PB#02: A portrait of U.S. children of Central American origins and their educational opportunity
Bryant Jensen and James Bachmeier
Educational opportunity—access to high quality schooling—is a critical aspect of social mobility and integration in the United States. This policy brief provides a demographic portrait of children with Central American heritage, with a focus on educational opportunity. We describe educational outcomes as well as some institutional conditions and family circumstances associated with opportunity and we offer four recommendations to improve educational opportunity of Central-American-origin children.
PB#08 Welfare regimes in El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala: Exclusionary and inadequate
Ursula Roldán and Sindy Hernández Bonilla
El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, the three countries that make up the Northern Triangle of Central America (NTCA), are known for exclusionary and inadequate welfare regimes that promote the emigration of their citizens. All three countries are characterized by poverty and inequality, especially in rural areas.
