Hispanic dropout rate raises concern in Houston

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Hispanic dropout rate raises concern in Houston

Houston's Hispanics are dropping out of school at an alarming rate and only a small group is going on to college, creating a daunting problem for a city that is 40 percent Hispanic and growing...If the area could cut its 2010 dropout rate in half, the economy would create up to 1,550 new jobs, generating $20 million more in state and local taxes and $297 million more in economic growth by the time those people reach mid-career, according to an analysis by the research center Alliance for Excellent Education, based in Washington, D.C.