May 9, 2013
WHITER THAN THOU:
High School Drop-out Rate at Record Low : Hispanic High School Graduates Pass Whites in Rate of College Enrollment (Richard Fry and Paul Taylor, 5/09/13, Pew Research)
A record seven-in-ten (69%) Hispanic high school graduates in the class of 2012 enrolled in college that fall, two percentage points higher than the rate (67%) among their white counterparts,1 according to a Pew Research Center analysis of new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. [...]Another factor, however, could be the importance that Latino families place on a college education. According to a 2009 Pew Hispanic Center survey, 88% of Latinos ages 16 and older agreed that a college degree is necessary to get ahead in life today (Pew Hispanic Center, 2009). By contrast, a separate 2009 survey of all Americans ages 16 and older found that fewer (74%) said the same (Pew Research Social & Demographic Trends, 2009).
Posted by Orrin Judd at May 9, 2013 6:27 PM
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