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The '''Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options''' (HCREO) is a non-profit organization whose mission is "to improve educational outcomes for Hispanic children by empowering families through parental choice in education." [http://www.hcreo.org/index.html]

According to the [[Department of Education]]'s Office of Inspector General report on Department PR expenditures in fiscal years 2002 through 2004, HCREO received $900,000 in 2003 - 2004, to "promote school choice and tutoring options for Hispanic children. The products ... included handbooks, brochures, three op-eds, and an informational video. ... Two op-eds were published in the ''Dallas Morning News''. The third op-ed was published in two Spanish-language publications,
''Al Día'' (Texas) in January 2004 and ''En USA'' (Florida) in April 2004. All three advocated a particular viewpoint and did not disclose ED’s [the Education Department's] role in their production." [http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/aireports/i13f0012.pdf]

==Personnel==
*[[Rebeca Nieves Huffman]] - President and CEO
*[[Maite Arce]] - Director of Membership and Chapter Development
*[[Marcela Garcini]] - Director of Parental Outreach

==Contact Information==
Hispanic CREO<br>
2600 Virginia Avenue NW, Suite 408<br>
Washington, DC 20037<br>
P: 202-625-6766, 1-877-888-2736<br>
F: 202-625-6767<br>
Website: http://www.hcreo.org<br>

==SourceWatch Resources==
*[[Department of Education]]
*[[Covert propaganda]]

==External Links==
*Department of Education Office of Inspector General, "Review of Department Identified Contracts and Grants for Public Relations Services" (ED-OIG / I13F0012), issued September 1, 2005; available in [http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/aireports/i13f0012.doc MS Word] (432K) and [http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/aireports/i13f0012.pdf PDF] (214K) formats.