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The UCLA Latino Home-School Research Project began in 1989. One hundred and twenty-one Latino kindergartners were chosen randomly from two Los Angeles County school districts. All had been classified by their school as Spanish-speaking. Since, 1989 we have listened and talked to the parents in their homes and on the telephone. The original goal of the project was to understand what family factors were associated with academic outcomes. In 1999, we began listening and talking to the youth themselves, who are now 15 years old. Over the next five years, we will be visiting them many times at home and school, on their jobs and in the community. We hope to gain the perspective of these young people as they move into young adulthood and begin to make life and career choices. Special thanks to all the parents and children without whom the research would have been impossible. We also thank the teachers and administrators in LA County schools for many kinds of assistance. We would also like to thank the following funding agencies:

The National Institute for Child Health and Development The Spencer Foundation The MacArthur Foundation National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Program The UC Linguistic Minority Research Institute UC Presidential Grants for School Improvement