Latino Voting Power Can Create Better Education Reform

November 21, 2012 0 Comments

By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco

Finally, Republicans and Democrats know that they need more than mariachis playing behind them to win the Latino vote. By now, almost everyone heard about the Latino influence this presidential election.

The signs were everywhere. Maybe this is the 2012 cosmic event predicted by the Mayan calendar. Now, President Obama must recognize Latino views as he moves forward with economic recovery and immigration policy and farther with education reform.

None of the parties should have been surprised by the Latino vote. On October 7, CNN’s “Latino in America: Courting the Latino Vote” reported that more than 60,000 Latinos turn 18 each month across the country, and we care about more than immigration.

To read the full commentary, go to CNN’s Schools of Thought Blog.

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About Ray Salazar

Ray Salazar started writing The White Rhino in May 2011. This blog about education and Latino issues became part of Chicago Now, a Tribune Media Group community, two months later. Ray has been an English teacher in the Chicago Public Schools since 1995. In 2003, he earned an M.A. in Writing, with distinction, from DePaul University. In 2009, he received National Board Certification. His writing has aired on National Public Radio and Chicago Public Radio many times. An editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune. Ray is a native Chicagoan who grew up around 26th Street.

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