The House Committee on Education and Labor, with the participation of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, met to hear testimony and gather information in order to support congressional efforts aimed at reducing the incidence of Hispanic dropouts and adult illiteracy. Testimony was heard from Richard Fajardo of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund; Elias Galvan of John Glenn High School (Norwalk, California); Juan Hurtado of the National Origin Desegregation Center at San Diego State University; Reynaldo Macias and Rafael Magallan of the Tomas Rivera Center; Harry Pachon of the National Association of Latino Elected Officials; Hilda Solis, a Trustee for Rio Hondo Community College; and Victoria Verches of the Association of Mexican American Educators. A great deal of the testimony focused on best educational practices for students with limited English proficiency, and the experience of Los Angeles and other California schools was used as illustration. Additional topics of discussion included educational and socioeconomic status of Hispanics, dropout rates, educational tracking, number of Hispanic teachers, social and economic consequences of illiteracy, English only lobbying, bilingual education, and the impact of immigration reform on the demand for English as a second language and citizenship classes. (JHZ)