NPR’s Marketplace had a great piece last week on the opportunities and challenges facing Latino students thinking about college.
As white baby boomers retire from professional positions, Latinos, the fastest-growing population in the US, are the largest population to replace them – yet only 13% of Latinos get bachelor’s degrees.
Under-resourced schools with insufficient counseling services, communities with few professional role models and poor understanding of the path to college, language barriers, and low expectations for success are all obstacles Latino youth face may in their early and secondary education.
Read more or listen to the story here: A push for Latinos to pursue education
NPR’s Marketplace had a great piece last week on the opportunities and challenges facing Latino students thinking about college.
As white baby boomers retire from professional positions, Latinos, the fastest-growing population in the US, are the largest population to replace them – yet only 13% of Latinos get bachelor’s degrees.
Under-resourced schools with insufficient counseling services, communities with few professional role models and poor understanding of the path to college, language barriers, and low expectations for success are all obstacles Latino youth face may in their early and secondary education.
Read more or listen to the story here: A push for Latinos to pursue education
