Report: California Latinos Falling Behind in College Completion

Report: California Latinos Falling Behind in College Completion: "Early in his administration, President Obama laid out an ambitious plan for the United States to have the highest proportion of college graduates by 2020. But a recent study suggests that Hispanics, the nation's fastest-growing ethnic group, may be falling behind academically in the nation's most populous state.

“Latino College Completion: California” was released by Excelencia in Education, a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group, as part of its Roadmap for Ensuring America's Future initiative. The Roadmap is a collaborative partnership among 60 members of the Increasing Latino College Completion initiative.

The report found that though the percentage of Hispanics with undergraduate degrees grew by 13 percent between 2006 and 2008, Hispanics still lag behind Whites in college completion rates.