The fast-growing Latino student population constitutes the largest racial or ethnic group in U.S. public schools after the white student population. And while academic achievement for Latino students has increased over ...

The consideration of race as one factor in college admissions was once legally acceptable all over the United States – as codified in the landmark Supreme Court ruling in the 1978 Bakke case. Over the last fifteen years, ...

Higher education has long been a path to economic security, and this is especially true for low-income students, first-generation college students, and students of color. Current demographic trends show that non-Hispanic ...

By 2020, more than six out of ten U.S. jobs will require postsecondary training. Despite a slight increase in college attainment nationally in recent years, the fastest-growing minority groups are being left behind. Only ...

The report provides a national snapshot of academic performance among Hispanic students in the high school graduating class of 2013 who took the ACT® college readiness assessment. The report makes clear that although many ...

This compendium contains a one-page program summary of the four Examples of Excelencia, the fifteen finalist programs, and the ten honorable mention programs making a positive difference in the educational achievement of ...

The report points out some insights about the higher education success of Hispanics. The main argument is that education, prosperity and competitiveness are inextricably linked, a fact that educators, policymakers and ...