Rosario Marin, the first Latina U.S. treasurer who is now Secretary of the California Consumer Services Agency, was the keynote speaker at Fresno State's Latino commencement celebration Saturday. Mike Lukens of San Joaquin Valleyfornia caught up with Marin for this podcast interview.
"Secretary Marin’s inspirational success story provides an interesting perspective on one of the most important issues facing the Valley -- addressing English language learners," accordng to Valleyfornia. "The California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley’s board and K-12 Education Work Group have identified English language learning as one of the key challenges facing the Valley’s education system."
Listen to the Valleyfornia podcast by clicking here.
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