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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Camila Gallardo
(305) 215-4259
cgallardo@nclr.org
Topics to include Common Core State Standards, avenues for parental involvement
NEW YORK—This Saturday, July 12, 2014, at 9:30 a.m., NCLR, the Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, Inc. and the New York Urban League will host the second in a three-part series of town halls and educational forums focused on improving the state of education within the Latino community. Topics of discussion will include the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), what they mean for students, how parents can help their children succeed in school and resources and access for English language learners. The discussion is particularly timely for parents in New York City, whose students will enter the first year of universal prekindergarten in the fall.
Participants, which will feature a New York City councilmember and several representatives from the New York City and New York State education departments, will discuss ways that the CCSS can raise achievement so that Latino and other New York students are prepared to enter institutions of higher learning and meet the future challenges of an increasingly competitive job market. Degree attainment among Latino adults in New York has severely lagged; on average, only 19 percent of Latino adults have postsecondary degrees, yet 69 percent of jobs in New York require some sort of postsecondary education.
MEDIA ADVISORY
WHO:
Moderator: Vanessa Ramos, Senior Director of Policy, Committee for Hispanic Families and Children
Panel:
Angelica M. Infante, Associate Commissioner for Bilingual Education and Foreign Language Studies, New York State Education Department
Claudia Aguirre, Chief Executive Officer, English Language Learners, New York City Department of Education
Ydanis Rodríguez, New York City Councilmember, District 10
Rafael Collazo, Director, Political Campaigns, NCLR
WHAT:
Town hall on education and your children: how can you help your children be successful from pre-K on?
WHEN:
Saturday, July 12, 2014
9:30 a.m.–Noon
WHERE:
Alianza Dominicana
530 West 166th Street
New York, NY 10032
Breakfast will be provided.
Media are encouraged to attend the event; those wishing to RSVP should contact Camila Gallardo at cgallardo@nclr.org or (305) 215-4259.
NCLR—the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States—works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans. For more information on NCLR, please visit www.nclr.org or follow along on Facebook and Twitter.
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