Afternoon NewsTaco
Tuesday June 12, 2012
Diplomas Count 2012 Shows Progress, Problems (Education News): In the coming years, there will be an estimated 90,000 fewer students who will drop out of public school before completing it. The gains are largely owed to the great strides taken by the country’s Latino students, who form the focus of the report.
Colleges Taking Different Approaches to Attract Latino Students (U. S. News & World Report): By 2020, President Barack Obama wants to see the U.S. have the highest proportion of college graduates – something that simply is not possible without first increasing the number of Latinos interested in earning a degree, according to a press release from Excelencia in Education.
Florida Gov. Scott: DOJ ‘stonewalling’ attempt to protect voting rights (The Hill): Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) called his determination to remove ineligible voters from Florida’s voting rolls “a no-brainer” on Tuesday, charging the administration with “stonewalling” the attempt.
Report: ‘Untapped’ Hispanic electorate could swing elections in Nevada, elsewhere (Las Vegas Sun): If all of the unregistered Hispanics and permanent residents who are eligible for citizenship in Nevada completed the necessary steps to vote, their numbers would surpass President Barack Obama’s margin of victory in the Silver State in 2008.
The Lone Star State’s Latina Congresswoman Deficit (Politics 365): In San Antonio, Texas Sylvia Romo’s loss to Democratic Congressman Lloyd Doggett in a recent primary dashed the hopes that Texas would elect its first ever Latina to Congress.
Wake schools accused of discriminating against Latino students (news0bserver): Two advocacy groups filed a federal civil rights complaint today accusing the Wake County school system of discriminating against Latino families with limited English skills by not sending them important documents in Spanish.
Why Exports are Working for Latino Businesses (Huffington Post): Latino businesses — like all American businesses — have so much to offer. All they need is a fair opportunity to succeed. As President Obama’s Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, I work every day to
give them this chance through exporting.
