ERIC Number: ED532146
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 2
Abstractor: ERIC
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Latino College Completion: West Virginia
Excelencia in Education (NJ1)
In 2009, Excelencia in Education launched the Ensuring America's Future initiative to inform, organize, and engage leaders in a tactical plan to increase Latino college completion. An executive summary of Latino College Completion in 50 states synthesizes information on 50 state factsheets and builds on the national benchmarking guide. Each factsheet provides state level snapshots about Latinos in the educational pipeline and the equity gap between Latinos and White non-Hispanics in achievement. Additionally, examples of how evidence-based practices improve Latino college completion at institutions of higher education are provided. Highlights from West Virginia's fact sheet include: (1) West Virginia had the 46th largest Latino population in the U.S.; (2) In West Virginia, 1% of the K-12 population was Latino; (3) In West Virginia, 1% of the state population was Latino. (Projections show a continued increase.); (4) The median age of Latinos in West Virginia was 27, compared to 42 for White non-Hispanics; and (5) In West Virginia, 28% of Latino adults (25 to 64 years old) had earned an associate degree or higher, compared to 26% of all adults. (Contains 5 footnotes.) [For the executive summary, see ED532055. For the National Fact Sheet, see ED532060.]
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Achievement Gap, Benchmarking, Best Practices, College Preparation, College Students, Demography, Dual Enrollment, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Trends, Equal Education, Evidence, Graduation Rate, Higher Education, Hispanic American Students, Hispanic Americans, Institutional Role, Partnerships in Education, Program Effectiveness, State Programs, Student Educational Objectives, School Holding Power, Young Adults
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Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Excelencia in Education
Identifiers - Location: West Virginia
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