{"id":2355,"date":"2024-08-01T21:50:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T21:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/latino-education-institute\/?page_id=2355"},"modified":"2024-08-01T21:59:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T21:59:32","slug":"an-emerging-hispanic-serving-institution","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/latino-education-institute\/an-emerging-hispanic-serving-institution\/","title":{"rendered":"An Emerging Hispanic Serving Institution"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wysiwyg__heading\">The Latino Education Institute<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg__content\">\n<p>The Latino Education Institute (LEI) at Worcester State University has its roots in The Worcester Working Coalition for Latino Students (WWCLS), which was born in 1999 out of a sense of urgency regarding Latino educational achievement in the city of Worcester. The coalition, a grassroots group representing community and elected leaders, concerned parents, and educators, published a call to action outlining strategies to improve educational outcomes for Latino students.<\/p>\n<p>The creation of a university-based institute dedicated to illuminating the status of education for Latino students and taking action to improve education outcomes was a core recommended strategy. Through an agreement with Worcester State University in the year 2000, the Latino Education Institute (LEI) was founded with the mission to improve the educational achievement of Latino students from Kindergarten to College.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Latino Education Institute The Latino Education Institute (LEI) at Worcester State University has its roots in The Worcester Working Coalition for Latino Students (WWCLS), which was born in 1999 out of a sense of urgency regarding Latino educational achievement in the city of Worcester. 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