Clinton aims to cut Hispanic dropout rate by 50 percent

“Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) set a goal Wednesday to cut the high school dropout rate for Hispanics in half if she is elected president, calling the lack of high-school-educated Hispanics a “crisis.”

Speaking at a sparsely attended Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) forum, Clinton focused on education issues and advocated a $100 million investment in a public-private summer internship program that would help minority students network for potential future jobs.”

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