Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings talks to summit participants about No Child Left Behind and the positive impact it has made on education outcomes for Hispanic students Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, at the White House Initiative's Summit Education Reform and Hispanic Education Attainment.
The White House Initiative is currently in transition. In anticipation of the change in the administration on Jan. 20, 2009, this office is suspending the Partnership for Hispanic Family Learning network and deactivating the partnership enrollment link on http://www.yesican.gov.
Current partners will continue to receive special announcements and the weekly e-newsletter through Jan. 5, 2009. After that time, partners will receive electronic communications from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Communications and Outreach. In addition, partners may continue to check for updates on the White House Initiative Web site through Jan. 16.
For more education information and resources, visit the U.S. department of Education Web site, available at http://www.ed.gov.
On Sept. 11, 2008, The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans convened a one-day summit at the U.S. Department of Education. The Summit on Education Reform and Hispanic Education Attainment focused on the promising practices various White House Initiative partners and the Education Department are employing to improve education outcomes for Hispanic students. GO >
To better inform its partners and constituents of the work of the office since its inception in January 2001, the White House Initiative released A Summary of Activities, Accomplishments and Hispanic Education Attainment: 2001-08 at its Sept. 11, 2008, Summit on Education Reform and Hispanic Education Attainment held at the U.S. Department of Education. The comprehensive report summarizes the activities conducted by the White House Initiative over the span of seven years. It also encompasses the work of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans (the commission), as well as its recommendations and their implementation. GO >
An essential factor in the effort to increase educational attainment and to close the achievement gap for Hispanic Americans is family involvement. Learn More...
