ADVISORY/Report Claims Hispanic Education Gap Exists.

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ADVISORY...

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2001

TOPIC: "Education=Success," a report co-sponsored by the Hispanic Association
of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and the Educational Testing Service claims
that while 41% of non-Hispanic white young people go to college in the USA,
only 22% of Hispanic youths go, said a story by USA TODAY. The report says
potential reasons for the education gap include poverty, language barriers, low
literacy rates among parents, and young people leaving school to get jobs to
help support their families, the story said. The report estimates that
narrowing the education gap could raise the income levels of Hispanic families
with resulting salaries adding up to $130 billion to the U.S. economy annually
and $46 billion to annual tax revenues, the story said. EXPERTS: ExpertSource
can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story:

Antonio Flores is president of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU). PR: Aileen Salinas, 210/692-3805

Professor Joseph M. Conforti, of the State University of New York, Old Westbury, Department of Sociology, has areas of expertise including education and poverty. 516/876-3336

Dr. Chad Woolery is the chief executive officer of HOSTS (Help One Student To Succeed) Corporation. Dr. Woolery has spent 30 years in public education. He has served as superintendent of the Dallas Independent School District, the seventh largest district in the US. During his tenure there, Dallas students posted all time high scores in every ethnicity of the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS), the District's drop out rate fell from 4.3 percent to 1 percent and student attendance reached an all time high. Dr. Woolery is CEO of the HOSTS Corporation (Help One Student To Succeed), a nation-wide, acclaimed mentoring program that aides students in math, language arts, readiness and Spanish language arts. Information on HOSTS can be found at www.hosts.com. PR: Amy M. Sandling, 972/931-7576 ([e-mail])

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