Thread: Where were the Hispanic votes? S.D.U.T. EDITORIAL

San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial

Where were the Hispanic votes? / Too many failed to support education reform

Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 12:04 a.m.

With the resurgence of real education reform this week, California Democrats are experiencing a defining moment. And, as the saying goes, they either define the moment or the moment will define them.

That is especially true for Hispanic Democrats, who rode to power on the assumption that they represent the state’s largest minority, which also happens to be dramatically shortchanged by public schools. Low expectations are the order of the day, and so it’s no wonder that the dropout rate for Hispanic students has hovered at 50 percent for the last two decades.

Unwilling to accept that, state Sen. Gloria Romero, D-Los Angeles, proposed legislation to bring California in line with President Barack Obama’s education reform agenda and make the state eligible for as much as $700 million in grants under the administration’s “Race to the Topâ€

The teachers union, the prison guards union and the state employees union have a strangle hold on California politics. If they don't lose their power things will continue to get worse.

The scary thing is that if the quality of education improved and more money were raised for existing Hispanic students they would be the ones most directly impacted as even more students currently in Latin America were brought here illegaly.

Low expectations are the order of the day, and so it’s no wonder that the dropout rate for Hispanic students has hovered at 50 percent for the last two decades.

our leaders threw a life preserver to students drowning in underperforming schools – most of whom are Hispanic.

This low performance is because the average IQ of Hispanic "immigrants" is 85, not exactly Rocket Scientist material. Nobody ever talks about this.

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

The teachers union, the prison guards union and the state employees union have a strangle hold on California politics. If they don't lose their power things will continue to get worse.

I agree, I hope the new redistricting plan will reduce their power.