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Destination Casa Blanca

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When: 
May 19, 2011 - 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Deborah Santiago, vice president for policy and research at Excelencia in Education, will participate in a panel discussion on HITN (Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network) to discuss the following:

  • The high college tuition rates
  • The new option of online colleges
  • Standardized testing

 

Only on HITN, Tonight at 9:00 pm & 12:00 am ET
With a re-broadcast on Sunday at 11:30 am ET

You can also watch it via live streaming

 

 

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Release of Latino College Completion: Pennsylvania

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When: 
May 21, 2011 - 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Location: 
McCaskey East High School

Deborah Santiago, vice president for policy and research, will release Latino College Completion: Pennsylvania, the second state fact sheet released under the Excelencia initiative, Ensuring America's Future (EAF) by Increasing Latino College Completion.

The release occurrs in conjunction with EAF partner, Project GRAD, as they host their door-to-door event, Project GRAD Walk for Success.

 

Ensuring America's Future By Increasing Latino College CompletionEnsuring America's Future by Increasing Latino College Completion is an Excelencia in Education initiative in collaboration with over 60 national partners from diverse sectors and supported by numerous foundations. The purpose of the initiative is to inform, engage, and sustain efforts to promote the role of Latinos in making the U.S. the world leader in college degree completion. Learn More

 

Related Initiative: 
Ensuring America's Future
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National Talent Dividend Network Meeting

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When: 
May 10, 2011 - 8:45 am - 9:15 am
Location: 
Roosevelt University
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Sarita Brown, president of Excelencia in Education will speak at the session, Roadmap for Ensuring America's Future: Policies for Completion.

Only one in six employed Hispanic adults have completed a bachelor's degree, which means big opportunities for cities working to achieve the Talent Dividend. Is your city promoting degree completion among Latinos as part of your Talent Dividend efforts? Sarita Brown, President of Excelencia in Education shares the Roadmap for Ensuring America's Future, a policy roadmap to increase college completion for all and specifically among Latinos.

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Creating Career Pathways and Building Pipelines to Post-Secondary Education for Latino Adult Learners

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When: 
May 5, 2011 - 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Location: 
Department of Labor

Sarita Brown, president of Excelencia in Education, will participate in a roundtable discussion focused on increasing the educational attainment and credentialinig for adult learners to meet the future labor demands for our country.

This roundtable is hosted by Secretary of Labor, Hilda L. Solis and moderated by José Díaz Balart- Anchor, Cada Día, Telemundo

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