Voces Unidas Parent Group is actively working to improve their children’s educations.  Last August 29th the group addressed the Medford 549C School Board and expressed their needs and concerns about the education of Latino youth.

Clad in white , group members took the podium and one by one,  in Spanish, cited language, safety and academic achievement concerns, and let the Board and Superintendent know that it was time to step up and support the education of Latino youth.

“According to the statistics on the Oregon Department of Education website it appears that the achievement gap is widening in Medford and we are very concerned about that”, stated Leo A., one of Voces Unidas members.  “We are here to work with the schools to improve our student’s outcomes and get more parents involved.”

Voces Unidas are eager to start Latino Parent groups at Medford schools.  If you are interested in finding out more about Voces Unidas contact Unete at 51-245-1625.