Making the Next Generation our Greatest Resource

Sarita E. Brown, president of Excelencia in Education, writes that, "As institutions or as a nation we cannot reach or advance underserved Americans without deliberate and intentional action. Decisive action is required to capture the promise of tomorrow offered America by the sheer size and thriving raw talent of the Latino community."

This essay is an excerpted from the book, "Latinos and the Nation's Future," edited by Henry Cisneros, with John Rosales (© 2009 Arte Publico Press-University of Houston).