Major Report on Latino Student Success Released at MDC

College officials, faculty, students, school board members, congressional aides, and community leaders gathered at Miami Dade College's (MDC) Wolfson Campus today for the release of Washington-based Excelencia in Education's report, Florida Policy Options to Accelerate Latino Student Success in Higher Education. Making the announcement were MDC president, Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón, Sarita Brown - president of Excelencia in Education, and Deborah Santiago - vice president of Policy and Research of Excelencia in Education and the comprehensive report's author.

This report provides policy recommendations, based on recent research and discussions, to improve the educational attainment of Florida's workforce, with a focus on Latinos. Given that a large portion of the demographic growth in Florida through 2030 will be Hispanic, the state's economic competitiveness will be highly dependent on the educational attainment of this population.