Latino High School Grads Enter College At Record Rate

NPR | May 14, 2013 2:46 p.m.

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Hansi Lo Wang

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Latinos are entering colleges and universities at higher rates than whites and blacks but still lower than Asian Americans. This is an all-time high for Latinos, according to a recent Pew Hispanic Center report. This is the result, in part, of a dramatic rise in the graduation rate among Hispanic high school students.