HOPE.ACT.VOTE. is a statewide campaign created and implemented by Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE), that aims to mobilize California’s 1.6 million Latina registered voters to become informed citizens, effective policy advocates, and active civic participants through an interactive online advocacy center.

Policy Spotlight

Thank you to all of our HOPE.ACT.VOTE supporters for helping to stop SB 381 (Wright) which would have impeded school reform efforts, placing a stranglehold on districts and schools that are taking courageous steps toward increasing rigor for all students.

HOPE strongly believes that all students should be prepared to be successful in college and/or a career when they graduate from high school. Aligning graduation requirements with college admission standards ensures that students will be eligible for secondary education and better prepared to enter the job market.

Legislation like SB 381 co- authored by Sen. Rod Wright (D-Los Angeles) and Sen. Mark Wyland (R-Carlsbad) would create two tracks of study in high school and for too long minority and low-income students have been steered away from college. In these difficult economic times and changing job market, we must give our students as many options to succeed as possible.

We aren’t out of the woods yet! SB 381 is now a two year Bill that will return in the next legislative cycle. We all need to stay involved and let our Representatives know that we want college access for not only Latinas but all students.

Historic Vote Offers Change in LAUSD

HOPE is proud to be a partner in local education reform. This historic vote invites parents and students to take an active role in developing up to fifty of the district’s newly built schools, and transforming its more than two hundred low-performing schools.  Now, thousands of students and their families will have the opportunity to receive high quality, innovative, proven and world-class educational options.  Schools named in this resolution must also be inclusive and reflect the composition of the local community, so that no student is denied a place at a high quality school in their neighborhood.      

The final resolution passed with two amendments.  The first calls for a workforce stability taskforce to evaluate and make recommendations on external staffing plans from any proposal submitted to the Board.  The second calls for an advisory vote from all local stakeholders on plans submitted at the school level to the Superintendent.  

HOPE celebrates the swearing in of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor at Cal State University Dominguez Hills.