CALIFORNIA / Nonwhite parents' high hopes: California parents who are black, Latino and Asian American voiced big aspirations for their children and support for early childhood education in a new poll commissioned by New America Media, a national media association based in San Francisco.
More than 85 percent of African American parents interviewed across California said they expect their children to complete college or complete college and graduate school, while 80 percent of Latino and 90 percent of Asian American parents had the same hope. More than 75 percent of each group disagreed with the statement that 'children under 5 are too young to be attending any type of school.'
Based on telephone interviews with 602 parents in April and May conducted in English, Spanish, Korean, Mandarin and Cantonese, the poll revealed that at least 46 percent of parents in each ethnic group said the two most crucial challenges California faces are to provide good public education and sufficient moderate-priced housing.
