Via the Economic Policy Institute. Also note that bit of a gap in gender wages. Some charts reveal more than they’re intended. For the record, I’m a strong believer that a college education is still a great investment. : )
Via the Economic Policy Institute. Also note that bit of a gap in gender wages. Some charts reveal more than they’re intended. For the record, I’m a strong believer that a college education is still a great investment. : )
An overview of major cities where ethnic/racial demographic groups are the majority. This graphic by the Washington Post shows that Latinos are leading the way.
Kevin Carey at the Washington Monthly provides a very insightful article about the college admissions process and ConnectEDU, an online service that assists prospective college students find colleges that are likely accept them. The service hopes to level the playing field in the college admissions process which has historically been challenging to Latinos and other…
I wanted to add some thoughts to my last post regarding the recent PEW Hispanic Research report. As noted, some of the positive trends outlined in the report include: Latino college enrollment surged 24% from 2009 to 2010 increasing to 12.2 million Latinos enrolled in college as of October 2010. The percentage of Latinos completing…
I reviewed the recent PEW Hispanic Center report regarding increasing Latino college enrollments with cautious optimism. While Latinos are making significant strides of getting into college, many challenges remain in getting Latinos out of college – to graduation. I’m delighted with the enrollment numbers; yet, I’m more concerned that Latinos are not navigating their way…
NPR features another inspirational yet frustrating story – this one of Ileana Salinas. She’s one of the thousands of Latino students working their way through college under the threat of being deported. Her story is extraordinary but not uncommon. Listen to her story here. Update: Alex Montecarlo (via Latinos in College) provides another story of…
The Girl Scouts have named Anna Maria Chavez, chief executive officer of Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas, as chief executive of the national organization. She’s the first Latina (or any person of color) to lead the organization which has been making successful inroads in attracting the growing Latino population: A targeted effort to take Girl…
I liked this piece via UTNE for a number of reasons including my experience working within the college for-profit industry, it’s focus on non-traditional (really mainstream) students, and it’s appreciation for Latinos as first-generation college students. Some provocative and insightful perspectives given the nature of higher education’s culture and timidity for change. Worth your time…
Hispanic Outlook Magazine recently featured an initiative by the National Latino Education Research Agenda Project (NLERAP) which attempts to increase the cultural competency of teachers. The issue of culturally competent or “culturally intelligent” teachers is not isolated to K-12 schools; it permeates to colleges and universities. According to Excelencia in Education, Latinos represent approximately 4%…
Daniel Indiviglio at The Atlantic shares this unbelievable graph and warning: This student loan growth sure looks unsustainable. But it’s hard to see how this bubble’s inevitable pop might look. Ultimately, it might look more like a balloon slowly deflating, if a large portion of college graduates decide to strategically default on their debt over…
