Dominican Youth in New York City Schools: A Community Stands Up and Delivers

What are the changes in sociolinguistic and socioeducational contexts in the U.S., and specifically in New York City, that have made the schooling of Dominican New Yorkers a unique challenge and that have led to the educational inequities they face today? The article focuses on a specific instance of Dominican community organization that has worked to reverse these educational inequities - the creation and development of a high school organized by Latino educators specifically for Latinos, primarily Dominicans. Focusing on the past, present, and future of Gregorio Luperon High School, the article looks at the caring context of this particular school, as it stands up to the challenges of new educational policy and delivers a just education for adolescent Spanish-speaking Dominicans and other Latino newcomers.