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Download full textGasbarra, Paul; Johnson, Jean – Public Agenda, 2008
Hispanics are one of the largest and fastest-growing minority groups in the United States. Projections indicate a need for an increase of 20% of practicing engineers by 2010. Despite the growing number of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) careers in the American economy, education statistics suggest that too few Hispanic students…
Descriptors: Careers, First Generation College Students, Role Models, Dropout Rate
