US: Hispanic students aspire to higher education but face barriers

[Francis Hult]

USA Today

 

Hispanic students aspire to higher education but face barriers

 

Nearly nine in 10 Hispanics say it's "necessary" to get a college education to get ahead in life - more than any other ethnic or racial group in the USA. But Hispanic students' plans to get an actual diploma fall well below those of other groups, a survey finds: Fewer than half of Hispanic 18- to 25-year-olds say they plan to get a bachelor's degree, well below the 60% of all young people who say the same.

 

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http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-10-07-hispanic-college_N.htm

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