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White House renews attention to Hispanic education
- 10-20-2010
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By Mary Ann Zehr/Education Week
The Obama administration has renewed its commitment to key priorities in the education of Hispanic students, including reduction of the dropout rate, improved connections between pre-K-12 and postsecondary education, and passage of the “DREAM Act,” which would provide a path to legalization for some undocumented students. All of those topics were touched on at the Oct. 18 White House summit on Hispanic education, hosted by the White House Initiative on Education Excellence for Hispanics. The event was the culmination of a listening tour by White House officials over the last 18 months to more than 90 communities that focused on how to improve the education and lives of Latinos. (more…)
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