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Article: Memorandum on educational excellence for Hispanic Americans. (Transcript)
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- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
- Article date:
- December 12, 1994
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December 5, 1994
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies
Subject: Executive Order No. 12900--Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
Recognizing the importance of the educational needs of our Nation's Hispanic community, I signed Executive Order No. 12900 on February 22nd of this year. The Executive order took a strong, interagency, approach to identifying and correcting the shortcomings of our educational system in setting Hispanic youth. The Executive order created the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans ("Commission"), which advises the President and the Secretary of Education ...