Under the right circumstances, she suggested, a white chancellor would be acceptable to black and Hispanic parents.

Hispanic parents were also less likely than white parents to read to their children once a day or visit the library with them.

He is an only child, and was born to a second generation of Hispanic parents.

She sees the alienation of Hispanic parents as beginning in the early grades.

But some Hispanic parents say the school system rejects their culture and does not want them around.

"All too often, Hispanic parents are segregated because they can't communicate with the larger world."

The issue is the distance between Hispanic parents and the school system.

The Hispanic parents in our study had a much lower average level of education than did other parents.

Fear plays a big part in Hispanic parents' decisions about whether to send their children to school.

Some don't even understand her language, although they are children of Hispanic parents.