Dra. Michelle Espino Lira talks with Sarita Brown, President, and Deborah Santiago, CEO, about the founding of Excelencia in Education (www.edexcelencia.org).

The episode focuses on:

1. maintaining mission and goals for accelerating Latino student success over the past 16 years;
2. the three pillars that guide their action: data, practice, and leadership;
3. how the Examples of Excelencia were developed; and
4. what's on the horizon for Excelencia in Education.