ANDY CANALES

While both my parents, immigrants from El Salvador, provided me with the best they could, opportunities in the inner-city were limited. 

Fortunately, with the help of my parents, teachers, hard work, and some luck along the way, I was able to become the first one in my family to graduate from college. 

Education changed my life, and I want other children growing up in the same shoes I was once in to access this life-changing opportunity as well.

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Exploring Latino Student Achievement in Texas​
​Since 2005, there has been an increase of 800,000 Latino children in Texas. Yet, only 11% of Latino students are graduating college-ready. If Texas wants to remain a prosperous and vibrant state, it will need to drastically ​improve the quality of education Latino children are accessing. 

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