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Latinos aim high, fall short
California Latinos are completing high school and enrolling in college in record numbers, but college graduation rates remain low, according to a new report, The State of Latinos in Higher Education in...
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Whites doubt college degree’s value
While whites are skeptical about a college degree’s value, Latinos and blacks believe higher education is essential, writes Ronald Brownstein. The divergence shows up in a new College Board/National...
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CC choice blamed for Latino graduation gap
Forty-six percent of Latinos who graduated from high-scoring public high schools enrolled in a community college, according to a USC study. That compares to 23 percent of their black classmates, 19...
View ArticleMapping the college path
The Postsecondary Success Collaborative has released its Asset Map, which helped raise college enrollment and persistence rates by more than 30 percent among African American and Latino students. High...
View ArticleStudents will be less affluent, more Latino
Colleges and universities will compete for fewer white, affluent students, according to demographic projections. That could drive some tuition-dependent private colleges out of business. The number of...
View ArticleTu Futuro helps Latinos set goals
Tu Futuro, which means “your future,” is encouraging Latino students in Indianapolis to aim high, reports the Indianapolis Star. Paola Padilla didn’t think (college) … was possible for someone like...
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Latinos narrow graduation gap
The Latino college completion gap is narrowing for full-time students, reports Excelencia in Education in a new report. The gap fell from 14 percent in 2012 to 9 percent in 2014: 41 percent of Latinos...
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California faces demand for college, job training
In Educating Julio, California Competes looks at where the state’s community colleges should grow to meet student demand and promote equity. The report looks at two students: Julio is interested in the...
View ArticleThe college ladder is broken
College is supposed to be a ladder to the middle class, but it’s not working very well that way, writes New York Times columnist Frank Bruni. After watching a new documentary, Ivory Tower. he’s...
View ArticlePushing minority kids to 4-year colleges
Latino and black students are as likely as whites to start college, but much less likely to earn a degree, writes Janell Ross in The Atlantic. Most Latino and black students start at two-year colleges...
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