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ERIC Number: ED598048
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 2
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Closing the Equity Gap in Educational Attainment for Latinos
Excelencia in Education
"Excelencia" in Education is a trusted information source on the status of Latino educational achievement, a major resource for influencing policy at the institutional, state, and national levels, and a widely recognized advocate for expanding evidence-based practices to accelerate Latino student success in higher education. The goal of "Excellencia is accelerating Latino college completion to close equity gaps in degree attainment while increasing college completion for all. The nation can increase degree attainment for all, but closing the gap between Latinos and other groups requires an intentional and tactical strategy to accelerate Latinos' attainment. Excelencia in Education is tracking four measures of equity gaps to inform action: Latinos' growth in: (1) enrollment; (2) attainment; and Latinos' progress in: (3) graduation rates; and (4) completion rates. This analysis provides data tables to show the following: (1) While college "enrollment" overall has decreased, Latino enrollment has increased significantly over the past 6 years; (2) Latinos' degree "attainment" has grown significantly while overall degree attainment has increased more slowly over the past 6 years; (3) "Graduation rates" increased equally for White and Latino students over 10 years; therefore, the gap in educational attainment remained the same; and (4) Latino students' completion rates are higher than graduation rates and include more students, but still need to increase in order to close the gap in completion rates with others overall.
Excelencia in Education. 1752 N Street NW 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-778-8323; Fax: 202-955-5770; e-mail: contact@edexcelencia.org; Web site: http://www.EdExcelencia.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Excelencia in Education
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