then it shows those who did attend four years in high school, how ready they are to attend uc or csu. look how startling these numbers are. >> numbers get worse in high school where these children, many of whom are not proficient in algebra and 20% of latino kids are graduating high school with the credits to get into a state university. what we know in the valley, if you don't have a college degree, life is going to be quite hard to get a job that's going to pay well enough to survive in this valley. >> as a parent, elizabeth, with children attending school, how acceptable is that data to you? >> well, it's extremely painful to be able to see it in black and white. a lot of us that have been working on education issues for the last, you know, 15, 20 years, i myself have been working on it for the last 11 years through working as a community leader and working on small schools. this is something that has been, you know, the reason for our work. so it's nice to be able to have it in black and white and a clear report so that we can learn from those that are doing -- you know, having re