This digest discusses the current educational status of Latino students, using data from "Latinos in Education," a report by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. Latino preschoolers are less likely to be enrolled in early childhood education programs than other preschoolers. Latino preschooler enrollment increases with increased parental educational attainment. Enrollment of Latinos in elementary schools increased 157 percent between 1978-98. Nearly half of Latinos attend urban schools. About four percent of public school teachers are Hispanic. Over one-third of Latinos age 15-17 years are enrolled below grade level. Achievement scores for Hispanic high school students are well below those of their White peers. Latino students are frequently tracked into general courses that satisfy only basic requirements. The percentage of Latino high school seniors planning to attend four-year colleges doubled from 1972-92. High school completion rates for Latinos are significantly lower, and dropout rates are higher, than for whites or African Americans. Latinos represent nearly 10 percent of total student enrollment in higher education. They have doubled their undergraduate degree attainment since 1976 and also have increased their graduate education enrollment. Latinos borrow less money than other groups to pay for college. (SM)