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Educated Latinos mean a better America

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A bit of good news for Latinos: “More Latinos are graduating from high school than they were nearly a decade ago, according to a new study by the U.S. Department of Education. According to the report done by the National Center for Education Statistics, Hispanic students graduated at a rate of 71 percent in 2010. That Read More

Latin American nations taking the lead on a sustainable future

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A week ago, I was in Nairobi, Kenya at a reception celebrating the 40th anniversary of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Established in 1972, UNEP is the environmental body within the UN. While many associate environmental issues with tree-huggers and save-the-whale extremists, a number of South American and Central American countries have been dealing Read More