This editorial explains why it is so important to make sure Latino students get a good education. This state has a very large Latino population, but the same reasons apply to states with smaller numbers. - - Donna Poisl
William McKenzie/ Editorial Columnist
This morning, Sharon brought up Sunday's DMN report about 2010 Census data as being an important story for Texas. She's right. Over the next few decades, Texas will start looking a lot more like its early days, when we were part of Mexico, than the middle part of the 20th century Texas, when middle class white families populated Texas' growing cities and suburbs. How this story plays out will determine how well Texas does between now and 2050.
The numbers bear this up. Latinos already make up a plurality of Dallas and Harris counties, the state's two largest population centers. Soon, Latinos will be the largest population group in the state.
The immediate challenge is making sure the state's large number of Latino students leave high school ready for college
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