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ERIC Number: ED590639
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 65
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Latino Education and Economic Progress: Running Faster but Still Behind
Carnevale, Anthony P.; Fasules, Megan L.
Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce
This report analyzed five databases to get a full picture of the different aspects and traits of Latinos in the workforce: (1) the Current Population Survey (CPS); (2) The American Community Survey (ACS); (3) the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS); (4) the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS); and (5) the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS). Findings reveal that Latinos have a long way to go in achieving educational and economic equality. Latinos are improving their high school completion but still lag behind Blacks and Whites. As a result, Latinos are also last in postsecondary enrollment. However, the number of Latinos who are enrolling in postsecondary education is growing the fastest compared to Whites. Latinos exceed both Blacks and Whites in completion of postsecondary certificates but have the lowest overall educational attainment. Due to their low educational attainment, Latinos have the lowest earnings. However, Latinos tend to earn more than Blacks if they have attained at least some postsecondary education. [For the executive summary of this report, see ED590640.]
Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. 3300 Whitehaven Street NW Suite 5000 Box 571444, Washington, DC 20057. Tel: 202-687-4922; Fax: 202-687-3110; e-mail: cewgeorgetown@georgetown.edu; Web site: http://cew.georgetown.edu
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Lumina Foundation; Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Joyce Foundation
Authoring Institution: Georgetown University, Center on Education and the Workforce
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study; SAT (College Admission Test); ACT Assessment
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A