?So what this means is, is that our workforce is going to be more diverse; it is going to be, to a large percentage, Latino. And if our young people are not getting the kind of education they need, we won't succeed as a nation.'' *
-Barack Obama, President, United States of America
?Obama woos Hispanic vote on education,? The Associated Press
40%
Percent of black males enrolled in KIPP schools that leave between grades 6 and 8.
?Study Finds High Dropout Rates for Black Males in KIPP Schools,? Education Week
* This quote does not necessarily represent the views of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute