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The more I read about it, the more profound it becomes: “White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2043, according to new census projections. That’s part of a historic shift that already is reshaping the nation’s schools, workforce and electorate, and is redefining long-held notions of race. … America continues Read More
Latinos are getting their learn on. From the Pew Hispanic Center: “For the first time, the number of 18- to 24-year-old Hispanics enrolled in college exceeded 2 million and reached a record 16.5% share of all college enrollments. Hispanics are the largest minority group on the nation’s college campuses, a milestone first achieved last year Read More
Here’s some welcome news from our friends at Fox News Latino concerning Latino educational attainment: “A new study conducted by the University of California, Berkeley revealed that the number of Latinos holding a doctorate degree rose 161 percent from 1990 to 2010, outpacing the non-Hispanic rate by almost double as that finished at 90 percent.” Read More
For many students, dreams of college never become a reality. Sometimes, even when they are able to get the right grades and test scores to gain admission, they aren’t able to make it to graduation. The College Success Foundation, which helps low-income students finish high school, has narrowed in on key strategies that help many Read More