GROUP IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BUT HAVE THE LOWEST EDUCA- TIONAL ATTAINMENT
“HISPANICS ARE THE LARGEST MINORITY
LEVEL OVERALL.” —JUAN SEPÚLVEDA
“Hispanics are the largest minority group in our public
schools, but have the lowest educational attainment level overall,” said Sepúlveda. “We have a shared responsibility to deliver a world-class education to all our children. T is can’t be done by parents and students alone. We must all come together—governors and school boards, principals and teachers, businesses and non-profi ts—to make sure we succeed as a nation.” More than 1 in 5 students in the country’s public
elementary, middle and high schools is Hispanic. Less than half of all Hispanic students are enrolled in any early learning program. Only about half earn their high school diploma on time and only 4 percent have completed graduate or professional degree programs. President’s Advisory Commission chair and Miami
Dade College president Eduardo J. Padrón helped Justice Sotomayor swear in his colleagues. Padrón said Hispanic success in education and the job market is important to America’s economy. “Hispanic students have graduated at lower rates than
the rest of the population for years, making America’s progress impossible if they continue to lag behind,” said Padrón. “We must all work together to meet this challenge to make America competitive in the global contest for jobs and industries.” D&B
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The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics announced the following new members of the President’s Advisory Commission
Alicia Abella, Florham Park, NJ, innovative services research director at AT&T Labs Research
Sylvia Acevedo, Austin, TX, presi- dent and CEO of CommuniCard, LLC
Alfredo J. Artiles, Tempe, AZ, professor at Arizona State University
Daniel J. Cardinali, Washington, D.C., presi- dent of Communities in Schools
Francisco G. Cigarroa, Laredo, TX, chancellor of The University of Texas System
Cesar Conde, Miami, FL, president of Univision Networks at Univision Communications, Inc.
Luis Ricardo Fraga, Seattle, WA, associate vice provost at University of Washington in Seattle
JoAnn Gama, McAllen, TX, chief of schools for IDEA Public Schools
Patricia Gándara, Los Angeles, CA, professor at University of California, Los Angeles
Maria Neira Latham, New York, NY, vice presi- dent of New York State United Teachers
Lisette Nieves, New York, NY, social entrepreneur-in- residence at Blue Ridge Foundation
Darline P. Robles, Los Angeles, CA, professor at University of Southern California
Ricardo Romo, San Antonio, TX, president of The University of Texas at San Antonio
Manny Sanchez, Chicago, IL, managing partner at Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP
Marta Tienda, Princeton, NJ, professor at Princeton University
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