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The Changing U.S. Workforce: The Growing Hispanic Demographic and the Workplace
(Society for Human Resource Management; Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, 2016-09-01)
This report provides the latest research and high-level insights from experts on the challenges and opportunities presented by the massive influx of Hispanics into the workforce to ensure that this new generation of employees ...
The Economic Value of College Majors
(Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2015)
In this report, the higher education cost and the salary averages of 137 university degrees are analyzed. The most popular and chosen careers are also examined. Likewise, an analysis of the relationship between economic ...
Rocky Mountain Divide: Lifting Latinos and Closing Equity Gaps in Colorado
(Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2018-08-06)
Colorado is one of many states that have been underinvesting in educating the children of their least advantaged residents while using job growth to attract well-educated individuals from other states. These policies are ...
The Link between High School Reform and College Access and Success for Low-Income and Minority Youth
(American Youth Policy Forum; Pathways to College Network, 2005)
Although greater numbers of students are enrolling in college today than they were 20 years ago, the rates of college enrollment for African American and Latino students remain considerably lower than those of White and ...
Many Factors at Play in Minority Access to Higher Education
(Cato Institute, 2015-05-29)
The author draws some analysis about barriers to college entrance and completion faced by low-income African American and Hispanic students. He points out that both are similar to those faced by all low-income people: ...
Engaging Latino Communities for Education Closing the Achievement Gap
(National Conference for States Legislatures, 2008)
This report, based on the ENLACE model for student success, examines some of the major research in best practices for Latino students and offers policy ideas for state legislators. Although the model intentionally avoids ...
Inequities in Advanced Coursework
(The Education Trust, 2020-01-09)
Black and Latino students across the country experience inequitable access to advanced coursework opportunities. In this report, the authors look at ways Black and Latino students are locked out of advanced coursework ...
The Condition of College & Career Readiness 2014: Hispanic Students
(ACT; Excelencia in Education, 2015-06-01)
Latinos represent almost one quarter of all public high school students, and projections show a continued increase. They have made progress in measures of college and career readiness, but more needs to be done. The Condition ...
The Neglected College Race Gap: Racial Disparities Among College Completers
(Center for American Progress, 2018-05-23)
For many years, the conversation about equity in higher education has focused on the serious gaps in access for black and Hispanic people. Awareness has also been growing that getting into college is not enough; black and ...
Collaboratives: Helping Hispanic Students Succeed
(National Education Association, 1995)
Minority cultures represent an invaluable human resource within American society. To reap the full benefit of cultural diversity, however, some crucial and pervasive problems within the educational system need to be solved. ...