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New York Hispanic Education Requires Hispanic Votes
“THE BEST IS YET TO COME” SAYS MIKE BLOOMBERG AND THE PEOPLE BELIEVE IT.
By Martin N. Danenberg
“El Quijote del GED”
Mayor Mike Bloomberg feels his term in office has been a major success. Test scores are up and this is a great thing to feed the Hispanic population during the mayoral campaign.
Fernando Ferrer points out that the drop out rate is higher. Even though there may be more Hispanics earning a diploma, there are more Hispanics dropping out. If the total number of high school diplomas and GED’s is down in the Hispanic community, then Mayor Bloomberg and the Department of Education have hurt the community. Will it continue to be bad or get worse? Statistics show that Mexican immigrants nationally have a drop out rate of about 65 per cent and as more Mexicans move into communities in New York City, things may continue to be bad. In Los Angeles the dropout rate has been reduced, I have learned, from 69 to 61 percent. The Hispanic community has really very little to celebrate about since there are 3.5 dropouts for every 1 non-Hispanic.
What can we learn from all of this? Hispanics are divided and they do not have the power to change this. Herman Badillo, Fernando Mateo, Fernando Ferrer, and Adriano Espaillat should be working together, but they are committed to different parties. While they argue over things like class size and other issues, Hispanic communities like Washington Heights are filled with adults who have no diploma and who will not really be “competitive” in their lifetimes. Sure they will work, taking low paying jobs. Mayor Bloomberg’s office in Washington Heights comes four years too late it lacks the substance that the Dominican people really need. It lacks the substance that all Hispanics need. I know that the office will provide help and that some people in the community will get jobs and housing, but the people should have a right to know how many people will benefit and what those benefits actually will be. Are hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands of people going to get these benefits? There is a lot of talk in the community about important figures who are in the limelight and who really do not help the community.
So what will that office really achieve? If I had my way, I would restructure that office to meet the needs of more people. When you wonder why things are not getting that much better in your community, you have to look at the total number of diplomas earned by people each year. If we can double that number or triple that number, you will see tens of thousands of more competitive Hispanics, more than ever before in history which will lead the way to the university and professions. In this mayoral race, let us examine the difference of that number last year to this year and make a promise and commitment to the people that we are going to put more diplomas in the hands of Hispanics.
Throw out the slogan and give the people what they need and deserve.
OJALA QUE LLUEVA CAFÉ Y EL GED EN WASHINGTON HEIGHTS. I WISH THAT COFFEE AND THE GED RAIN IN WASHINGTON HEIGHTS.
MARTIN N. DANENBERG
7 BLAZER DRIVE
ISLANDIA, NY 11749
GEDHOTLINE@AOL.COM
WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/GEDHOTLINE
* OJALA QUE LLUEVA CAFÉ Y EDUCACION EN EL MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
* OJALA QUE LLUEVA CAFÉ Y LA GENERACION DE EDUCACION Y DEPORTES
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