Academic reform and what it means to the Hispanic community / [Ventura Castaneda interviews Aurelio Montemayor, chair of the board of directors of the National Coalition of Advocates for Students, and Janice Petrovich, Deputy National Executive Director of ASPIRA Association, Inc.].

Examines issues of school reform, including measuring student progress reforms as often based on ideas harmful to Hispanics, growing Hispanic dropout rate, language barriers, the role of the parents, the need for a system of maximum equality for all students, and the background and work of ASPIRA as...

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