THIS FALL, MORE THAN 850,000
Latino students will go back to school in Los Angeles County. By the end of the school year, if trends hold, nearly 14,000 of them will be gone -- dropouts from the public education system.

And nationally, acccording to a recent report by the US Census Bureau, the Latino dropout rate is at its highest level this decade with more than 145,000 or 11.6% of Hispanic students quitting school early in 1995 -- a rate more than double the national average.

To learn more, explore our links to some thought-provoking websites to help you examine this national issue. Share your thoughts with us.

Visit the George Lucas Foundation's Learn & Live website and explore how schools around the country are teaming up with parents, businesses and the community.

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Share your ideas and search a database of more than 500 classroom projects through IMPACT II / The Teacher's Network.

Employment Opportunity

Looking for a new challenge? The Los Angeles Educational Partnership is seeking an Instructional Technology Coordinator.