Business leaders say Latinos need vouchers – Utah
Tagged: dropout rate, population, student, UtahPosted on: November 1st, 2007
Latino families need vouchers to break out of poverty and to provide Utah a well-educated work force, say Latino business leaders.
Julio Fuentes, of Competitive America, an education-focused business coalition, said Utah’s Latino population is about 12 percent and rapidly growing. Unfortunately, the high school dropout rate for Latino students is more than 40 percent, he said. “*
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