Complex sentence: As Chair, Rodriguez focused on working to improve the number of New York City high school graduates who are college ready, particularly the lack of Black and Latino students deemed "college ready", using test scores, grades and practical application of curriculum.
Split into simpler sentences: As Chair, Rodriguez focused on working to improve the number of New York City high school graduates who are college ready. Rodriguez has stressed this issue greatly, particularly with regards to the lack of Black and Latino students deemed "college ready", using test scores, grades and practical application of curriculum.