National Council of La Raza Praises AT&T Aspire Program

The National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S., today applauded the announcement of AT&T’s launch of Aspire – an education initiative to promote success in high school and improve workforce readiness.

“Today’s announcement by AT&T comes at a time when the Latino community is looking for ways to improve the education system. Opinion polls consistently show that education is the top priority of Hispanic Americans, and AT&T’s commitment of $100 million to the Aspire program shows its willingness to help improve the education system for Latino students,” said Janet Murguía, NCLR President and CEO.

“We especially welcome AT&T’s decision to concentrate on high school completion. It directly addresses the fact that barely half of Latino students graduate on time, an issue that is reaching crisis proportions,” added Murguía.

The initiative’s multi-faceted approach to combine research to identify best practices, a grants program to test and refine these practices, and a series of summits across the country to build political will to implement them, exemplifies the kind of comprehensive approach required to address a serious, complex problem.

“We commend AT&T for stepping up to the plate to help all students graduate from high school, prepare to enter higher education, or obtain a job with meaningful opportunities for advancement,” concluded Murguía.”*

*From: http://www.nclr.org
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