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Latino Graduates More Likely to Enroll in College Than Non-Hispanic Whites
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Latino Graduates More Likely to Enroll in College Than Non-Hispanic Whites

By Sugey Palomares | 05/10/2013 - 11:35 | 0 Comments

Latinos are enrolling into college more than ever. According to a Pew Research Center analysis, a record seven out of ten (or 69%) of Latino high school graduates enrolled into college during fall 2012. In contrast, the results are 2...

Young Readers Wish Books Had More Latino Characters
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Young Readers Wish Books Had More Latino Characters

By Kamren Curiel | 02/14/2013 - 12:52 | 0 Comments

Tucson, Arizona has been at the center of many book debates. In 2010, the Tucson Unified School District banned books taught in the high school's Mexican American Studies classes, which sparked a...

Latino Population Catching Up With Whites, But Politics Lag Behind
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Latino Population Catching Up With Whites, But Politics Lag Behind

By Kamren Curiel | 01/24/2013 - 12:39 | 0 Comments

Last week, the office of California Gov. Jerry Brown released a section of the state's budget report, revealing that by July, California’s Latino population will make up about 39%, which is the same as the state’s non-Hispanic white population. By the end of December, Latinos will outnumber non-...

Latino High School Graduation Rates Increase by 10 Percent
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Latino High School Graduation Rates Increase by 10 Percent

By Sugey Palomares | 01/23/2013 - 15:46 | 0 Comments

As our nation’s high school graduation rates continue to improve (with only a 3 percent dropout rate), Latino students are also graduating at higher rates compared to almost 5 years ago. According to a report by the National Center for Education Statistics, Hispanic high school students graduated...

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The Best Scholarships for Latino Students

By Samantha Leal | 10/27/2012 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

With the Hispanic Scholarship Fund recently hosting its gala and a tech CEO creating a scholarship fund for undocumented students, scholarship talk and opportunities seem to be everywhere and for every type of student. But which should...

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College-Educated Latinos Struggle to Find High-Earning Jobs

By Sugey Palomares | 08/29/2012 - 17:00 | 0 Comments

Latinos may be the largest minority group enrolled in 2-year and 4-year colleges, according to a recent Pew Research Center study, but a new report highlights that Latino college graduates are having a hard time entering the workforce with high-earning...

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Latino College Enrollment Exceeds 2 Million - What the Stats Really Mean

By Sugey Palomares | 08/21/2012 - 17:00 | 0 Comments

While students across the U.S. prepare for fall semester, a new study by the Pew Research Center confirms that Latinos are now the largest minority group enrolled in 4-year colleges. According to the center’s evaluation of the 2010 Census results, over 2...

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New College for Undocumented Students to Open in California

By Samantha Leal | 08/01/2012 - 09:55 | 0 Comments

A new project called National Dream University, a collaboration between the University of California, Los Angeles Center for Labor Research and Education and the National Labor College, will offer online courses for college credit to young immigrant and labor rights activists who want to attend college....

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