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Note: These articles are provided for informational purposes only. The opinions expressed are solely those of the source and do not necessarily reflect the views of the WHI staff, members of the President's Advisory Commission or employees of the U.S. Department of Education.

Warner Doc Student Takes it to the Hill

Since she was 15, Cecilia Rios Aguilar has been involved with social programs aimed at helping the poor and illiterate in her native country of Mexico...Through a highly competitive process, Rios Aguilar was selected as a graduate fellow in the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans (The Warner School, 03/05)

Sound the Alarm on Latino Students

Latino children in our elementary schools are distinctly among the worst public school performers in our state and no one seems to care. (Salt Lake Tribune, 03/05)

Urban Schools show gains in 'No Child' test scores

Many urban school systems improved in math and reading and narrowed achievement gaps between whites and ethnic groups in the 2003-4 school year, according to an educational group's analysis released Monday.(Knight Ridder, 03/05)

The Dropouts

Many Hispanic children are not learning to read and write. Almost half do not graduate from high school or are below grade level. At best, the lack of education condemns people to a life of menial jobs and poverty. It can also sentence them to a life of welfare, unemployment, or crime. (Hispanic Online Magazine, 12/02)