Mariachi Music Program Helps Keep Students in School

(From Oregon Arts Teacher newsletter)

Mariachi Music Program Helps Keep Students in School
Mariachi music, a long tradition in Mexican culture, is finding its way into school programs with an interested population of Latin American students. In one school district in Los Angeles, a mariachi music program has helped counter the area’s high school dropout rate.

Find an article about the program, and a link to an NPR report, at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99798089