Put down the pitchforks and hear Badillo out

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“Dios mio. With all due respect, who cares about Herman Badillo? The real headlines should be about whether there is any truth in what he has claimed – and what that means for our children.

On his first contention about the values of Hispanic parents, there is no truth, only politically driven lies. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, Hispanics are more likely than non-Hispanic whites to expect their children to earn a graduate or professional degree, more likely than non-Hispanic whites to have an adult in the household who checks that homework is done, and as likely to read to their children in grades K-3.

But there is truth in Badillo’s contention that Hispanic parents need to become much more involved in their children’s schools. According to that same national study, Hispanics are a little less likely to attend general school meetings and much less likely to attend class events or volunteer at their kids’ schools.”

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