On Oct. 12, 2001, President George W. Bush signed Executive Order 13230, creating the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. In the same executive order, the president designated the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans (White House Initiative) as the office that would provide staff support and assistance to the commission in its charge to examine the underlying causes of the existing education achievement gap between Hispanic American students and their peers. GO >
In a White House ceremony Oct. 12, 2001, flanked by students, prominent Hispanic appointees, community leaders, artists and other guests, President George W. Bush signed Executive Order 13230, establishing the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. The purpose of the 17-member commission was to work collectively to address the education issues facing Hispanic-American students. GO >