Northfield program shrinks Latino achievement gap

Elizabeth Baier:

When Jhosi Martinez thinks of college, she remembers the words of her father.

"He's always wanted me to graduate and he's always wanted me to continue and go to college and become someone else," the Northfield High School senior said.

Jhosi's dad never graduated from high school. Neither did her mom nor her older sister. Her family is like that of tens of thousands of Mexicans who have moved to greater Minnesota in search of better opportunities.

Many of those families represent a persistent achievement gap between white students and students of color that Minnesota education have long grappled with.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at December 14, 2012 1:17 AM
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