If we don’t address the achievement gap in our schools, Latinos will not be able to compete and  fill the jobs of the future.

Take a look at how the achievement gap shows up in the Chicago Suburbs.

School report cards: Hispanic ‘achievement gap’

Suburban schools work to close Hispanic ‘achievement gap’

District 214 students new to the U.S. study at the Newcomer Center in Arlington Heights, where they take Mario Perez’s social science class, among others. Students stay at the Center for one or two semesters before moving to their regular high school.