08/01/2012
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"This is a vital issue for the Nation, a vital issue for the Latino community."
"Congress must work toward policies that address the dropout crisis for Latinos."
"Latinos are our nation's fastest growing and largest minority group of children."
"When only half of the Latino students who enter ninth grade graduate with a high school diploma, it just points out the kind of devastation and distress that we feel in the communities."