Shakiras Speech at the swearing in Ceremony for the White House Initiative on Ed. Exc for Hispanics
Being here today is a tremendous honor for me. I am thankful to President Obama and I am humbled that my philanthropic experience could be helpful in some measure and can be used to amplify the message and work of the President and this Commission. Latino youth are the fastestgrowing group in America, and more Latino children are living in poverty than children of any other racial or ethnic group. For a number of reasons, young Latinos in this country disproportionately drop out of school and far too few finish college. And as I have seen in my own Foundation work, the only road out of poverty is education of that I am convinced. Investing in the educational achievement for Latinos will not only determine the economic future and competitiveness of this nation, but can serve as a model for the world. I hope that through my appointment to this commission, I will be able to share what I ve learned through the 15 years I have been involved in the education of br, br,
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