Abogados de Inmigracion

National average is 1.2, meaning that that is the percent of the target population that each state helped in 2003. There was a slight improvement in 2003 nationally, but the figures are well below normal. Alaska may be an exception. Normally around 500,000 people pass the GED, but the figures are below 400,000 as of the 2003.

The GED, in the hands of a greater and broader population of adults, can only make the family, community, church, and our nation stronger. This fact has eluded our presidents, governors, and other elected officials. The nations of Latin America and the world have largely not taken this into account in their national programs, weakening their progress too. France has an equivalency exam which, I believe, many minorities know very little about. And we witnessed the violence of those minorities recently. The world has to change to address the needs of more people. Do something positive with this information in your community. Feel free to contact me for my advice, my programs, and my input.

Florida and Texas should be singled out because they are in Bush country. They are slightly above only in three categories and Texas is well above in helping women. This record is not the substance that makes for great educational leadership. Adults are hardly becoming more competitive in the educational system there and this is affecting family, community, church, and nation. In addition, nobody tests in French in Florida and hardly anyone has tested in French in Texas, suggesting possibly that equal delivery of services may have not been delivered to Haitians and others whose language is French in Texas.

The national average of women test takers is 44.9.

Alabama 1.1 per cent slightly below.
Women 47.8 slightly above.

Alaska 4.6 well above.
Women 41.7 slightly below.

Arizona 1.2 at the national average.
Women 47.5 well above.

Arkansas 1.5 slightly above.
Women 41.8 slightly below.

California 0.6 well below.
Women 45.1 above.

Colorado 2.5 well above.
Women 44.3 slightly above.

Connecticut 0.9 below.
Women 42.2 at the national average.

Delaware 0.5 well below.
Women 31.2 well below.

District of Columbia 0.6 well below.
Women 51.1 well above.

Florida 1.4 above.
Women 46.6 slightly above.

Georgia 1.6 above.
Women 47.6 well above.

Hawaii 1.2 at the national average
Women 45.7 slightly above.

Idaho 2.6 well above.
Women 41.8 slightly below.

Illinois 1.2 at the national average.
Women 46.1 slightly above.

Indiana 1.4 above.
Women 41.1 slightly below.

Iowa 1.6 above.
Women 44.4 slightly above.

Kansas 1.8 above
Women 43.2 slightly above.

Kentucky 1.4 above
Women 41.8 slightly below.

Louisiana 1.1 slightly below
Women 42.2 at the national average.

Maine 2.1 well above
Women 40.4 slightly below.

Maryland 1.0 slightly below.
Women 38.6 well below.

Massachusetts 1.2 at the national average.
Women 49.0 well above.

Michigan 1.1 slightly below.
Women 41.7 slightly below.

Minnesota 1.9 above.
Women 37.8 well below.

Mississippi 1.4 slightly above.
Women 44.5 slightly above.

Missouri 1.3 slightly above.
Women 42.7 slightly above.

Montana 3.1 well above.
Women 43.2 slightly above.

Nebraska 1.6 above.
Women 47.5 well above.

Nevada 1.7 above.
Women 42.6 slightly above.

New Hampshire 1.7 above.
Women 38.2 well below.

New Jersey 0.7 well below.
Women 49.8 well above.

New Mexico 1.7 above.
Women 47.3 well above.

New York 1.1 slightly below.
Women 46.9 well above.

North Carolina 0.8 slightly below.
Women 47.0 well above.

North Dakota 1.6 above.
Women 43.4 slightly above.

Ohio 1.3 above.
Women 37.4 well below.

Oklahoma 1.8 above.
Women 47.6 well above.

Oregon 2.4 well above.
Women 44.3 slightly above.

Pennsylvania 1.0 slightly below.
Women 43.7 slightly above.

Rhode Island 0.9 slightly below.
Women 56.5 well above.

South Carolina 0.8 slightly below.
Women 42.2 at the national average.

South Dakota 1.9 above.
Women 42.9 slightly above.

Tennessee 1.2 at the national average.
Women 46.9 well above.

Texas 1.1 slightly below.
Women 47.3 well above.

Utah 3.6 well above.
Women 42.3 slightly above.

Vermont 1.6 above.
Women 46.6 above.

Virginia 1.3 slightly above.
Women 42.3 slightly above.

Washington 2.6 well above.
Women 43.6 slightly above.

West Virginia 1.2 at the national average.
Women 45.8 above.

Wisconsin 1.5 above.
Women 37.9 below.

Wyoming 3.8 well above.
Women 44.7 slightly above.

Puerto Rico 1.0 slightly below.
Women N/A.

When race is taken into consideration, there are statistics of known race and they break down to the following: White 52.3, Pacific Islander/Hawaiian 0.6, African American 20.3, Asian 1.7, American Indian/Alaskan Native 2.6, and Hispanic Origin 22.6. Because almost 91,000 were unknown that could be revealing. If the vast majority is White, then the percentages for all others would go down significantly. Since the dropout rate for Hispanics is much greater than for other groups nationally, the figures given and the revised figures mentioned above would make Hispanics much less competitive in our nation. We have to carefully look at the total numbers of diplomas earned for groups in our towns, our cities, and in our states. We cannot allow the illusion of progress to be dominated by the reality that one group is progressing at the expense of others.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME FOR THE STATISTICS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL OF US BY THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION.

Photo of Profesor Martin with Consul General Luis Montes-Brito on his right and Luis Montes, Jr. on his left. Photo taken November 2004 at the Presidential Forum of President Antonio Saca of El Salvador. Consul Brito is largly responsible for the revolution in education that is going to take place in El Salvador and the Dominican Republic as those nations adopt our GED.

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