In a new report “Listening to Latinas: Barriers to High School Graduation” was released August 27 by MALDEF and National Women’s Law Center highlighting the greater challenges Latina students face than their counterparts. The report is meant to offer strategies to get young Latinas to graduate High School.
The report took a close look at the drop-out crisis in the Latino community and found the following:
The recommendations of the report include:
Together we can improve the quality of life for Latinas by reaching out to our community and encouraging them to stay in school. Irasema Gonzalez and I are proud to say that we’ve had the opportunity to mentor some amazing young Latinas who are the next wave of Latina leaders in the city and they include Mayra Macias and Zulema Ortiz.
For more information on this report, visit MALDEF.org.