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September 26, 2011

By Kim Wheeler WKYC- Ch. 3 

CEO Eric Gordon at 2011 Education Nation Summit in New York
with education reporter Kim Wheeler, Ch. 3 news.  

CLEVELAND -- Another real concern when it comes to education is with Hispanic students, who are the fastest growing minority group in our public schools.

Yet their graduation rates are dismal. and Cleveland has one of the worst in the country.

WKYC Education Reporter Kim Wheeler joined us live from Education Nation in New York City.

She said it's the changing face of education as graduation numbers in cleveland are horrible and only 30 percent of Hispanic students graduate from Cleveland high schools.

But a westside parish -- La Sagrada -- has partnered with John Carrol University to turn that around.  Full story