Obama woos Hispanic vote on education

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, aware of news that the U.S. Hispanic population has hit 50 million, is turning his attention on issues key to Hispanics, including education.

Early this week, Obama held a town hall meeting at a D.C. high school, roughly three miles from the White House, where two-thirds of the students are Hispanic. The town hall, broadcast by the Spanish-language TV network Univision, overlapped with the president's live address to the nation on Libya, but reportedly drew 2.7 million viewers.

"This is an issue that is critical for the success of America generally," Obama said. "We already have a situation where one out of five students are Latino in our schools, and when you look at those who are 10 years old or younger, it's actually one in four.

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[Posted by Ariana Hernandez]