Growing number of kindergarteners are Hispanic - The Washington Post: At least one in five kindergarten students were Hispanic in 17 states, according to an analysis of 2012 census data by the Pew Research Center. That’s up significantly from 2000, when just eight states reached the same threshold for kindergarten enrollments.
Hispanics are the fastest growing immigrant group, now comprising about 17 percent of the population nationwide, according to the analysis, published Tuesday. Some of the states with the greatest increases in their young Hispanic population include Nebraska, Idaho, Washington, and New York.
