SAT Results for Hispanics

Hispanics, on average, score lower than Whites on the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) and the American College Testing (ACT) test.

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School Choice Pioneer Rooney Dies

By thinktankwest.com
09/19/2008

J. Patrick Rooney, a pioneer of the modern school choice movement, has died.

Arizona attorney general says voucher fund idea not legal

By Associated Press
07/21/2008

Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard on Wednesday shot down a proposal for the Arizona House to use $5 million of its surplus money to pay for vouchers for hundreds of private school students.

Louisiana Senate OKs school vouchers for New Orleans

By Kevin McGill
06/25/2008

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In a major legislative success for Gov.

Improving Educational Opportunities with Strong Charter School Laws

By Heritage Foundation Blog
06/25/2008

The Center for Education Reform held a panel yesterday to discuss the status of charter school laws across the country.

Special needs, foster kids deserve school choice, too

By John Schilling for East Valley Tribune
06/25/2008

No state is perfect when it comes to education reform, but Arizona's long history of embracing reform through rigorous standards, strong accountability and parental choice has been a model for the nation.

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Educational Equality Project MLK Day Rally Washington, DC - January 19, 2009

By Interim President Anthony J. Colón
01/22/2009 Remarks of Hispanic CREO Interim President.

Good afternoon and welcome fellow Americans to our nation’s capitol.

Buenas tardes y bienvenidos compatriotas a la capital de nuestra nación.

I cannot think of a better day to celebrate the up coming inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama than on the day we Americans have assigned to honor the memory and work of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Today we celebrate the beginning of a dream come true. We are full of excitement and joy; hope and expectations; strength and vigor. We pray that our President-elect, Barack Obama be blessed and bestowed with wisdom and the strength to lead our country through these difficult times.

1st Annual Education and Parental Choice Latino Democrat Elected Officials Seminar Welcoming Speech

By Martín Pérez Esq. Chairman of Hispanic CREO
12/18/2008 Honorable Latino Elected Officials:
We are convening to discuss the most important civil rights issue of our age – the right to a quality
education- at a time when America’s greatness is visibly reasserting itself to the acclaim of the nation and the
world with the election of Barack Obama as president of our country.

Hispanic CREO Partners with the Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard University

By Hispanic CREO
09/02/2008

HCREO’s First Annual Education Policy and Parental Choice Latino Democrat Elected Officials Seminar - December 5-6, 2008

Education Reformers Start New Coalition

By Hispanic CREO
08/13/2008 Tony Colón, President of the Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options (HCREO), has become a signatory of the Education Equality Project.

Education Reform Success Stories

By Himilcon Inciarte
07/28/2008 In most cities, school boards run the school system. However, in Chicago, New York City, and most recently, Washington, DC, mayors and their appointees are in charge of schools, and apparently with significant success. News Flash! Archive >