Hispanic CREO

1st Annual Education and Parental Choice Latino Democrat Elected Officials Seminar Welcoming Speech

Honorable Latino Elected Officials: We are convening to discuss the most important civil rights issue of our age – the right to a quality education- at a time when America’s greatness is visibly reasserting itself to the acclaim of the nation and the world with the election of Barack Obama as president of our country.

Hispanic CREO se asocia con el Programa de Educación Política y Gobierno de la Universidad de Harvard

Primer Seminario de Políticas de Educación, y de Legisladores elegidos en favor de las Opciones Educativas de Hispanic CREO - Diciembre 5-6, 2008

Hispanic CREO Partners with the Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard University

HCREO’s First Annual Education Policy and Parental Choice Latino Democrat Elected Officials Seminar - December 5-6, 2008

Education Reformers Start New Coalition

Tony Colón, President of the Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options (HCREO), has become a signatory of the Education Equality Project.

Education Reform Success Stories

In most cities, school boards run the school system. However, in Chicago, New York City, and most recently, Washington, DC, mayors and their appointees are in charge of schools, and apparently with significant success.

LULAC’s Education Panel: Reform without Change

The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), in celebration of its 79th annual convention, hosted a discussion on July 9, 2008 highlighting some of the education system’s biggest shortcomings.

Oklahoma's Opinion on K-12 Education and School Choice

Oklahoma Survey

Los Hispanos de Tennessee Quieren Mejores Opciones Educativas

WASHINGTON, DC – Una nueva encuesta revela que los hispanos de Tennessee están descontentos con las escuelas públicas del estado y desearían tener más opciones educativas para familias de bajos ingresos y estudiantes con discapacidades.

Tennessee Hispanics Demand More Educational Options

WASHINGTON, DC – A new survey finds Tennessee Hispanics are dissatisfied with many aspects of the state’s public schools and would favor the availability of more educational options for low-income families and those with special needs.

Aumenta Matriculación y Resultados de Pruebas

WASHINGTON, DC – Un creciente número de Hispanos en la Florida ejercitan sus opciones en la educación, al mismo tiempo que niños hispanos aumentan sus resultados de pruebas en el estado. Mientras el proceso de aplicación para el programa de Step Up for Students se prepara para el año escolar 2008-09, Hispanic CREO (El Concilio Hispano para la Reforma y las Opciones Educativas) trabaja para informar a más familias acerca de los beneficios del programa y cómo aplicar. Step Up for Students es una iniciativa estatal del programa de becas de Crédito por Impuesto Corporativo (CTC).

Hispanic Enrollment in Parental Choice Programs Rises, Along With Test Scores

WASHINGTON, DC – A growing number of Hispanics in Florida are exercising parental choice in education, while test scores of Hispanic children have risen across the board in the state. As the application process for the Step Up for Students program, an initiative of the state’s Corporate Tax Credit (CTC) scholarship program, prepares for the 2008-09 school year, the Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options is working to inform more families about the benefits of the program and how to apply.

Organization unites Latino business leaders in Utah’s education reform effort

Group strives to close education gaps for Latinos, strengthen Utah’s workforce

Narrador nacional de cuentos visitará Salt Lake City

Gregorio Pedroza hablará sobre la importancia de la educación en la comunidad hispana.

Beca Éxito

Fecha límite para aplicar a la beca es el 15 de diciembre, haga clic en el logo (arriba) para descargar la aplicación

Nueva encuesta revela que los votantes hispanos apoyan los vales escolares

El 75% por ciento de los padres hispanos aseguran que considerarían el uso de vales