Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options

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." 

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." 

CREO was founded in the summer of 2001.

Funding
According to Media Transparency, HCREO has received funding from:
 * the Ruth and Lovett Peters Foundation - $50,000 in 2002
 * the Walton Family Foundation - $1,029,500 in 2003
 * the Jaquelin Hume Foundation - $50,000 in 2002

Personnel
From their website:
 * Rebeca Nieves Huffman - President and CEO
 * Maite Arce - Director of Membership and Chapter Development
 * Marcela Garcini - Director of Parental Outreach

Board of Trustees
From their website:
 * Robert B. Aguirre
 * David A. Espinoza
 * Dr. Rachel Moreno
 * Melissa Myers
 * Joesph Peña
 * Gregorio Pedroza, Ph.D
 * Lydia Torrez
 * Scott Flores
 * Julio A Fuentes
 * Martin Perez, ESQ

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

SourceWatch Resources

 * Department of Education
 * Covert propaganda