Despite obstacles, Latinos surge ahead to college

8602402879?profile=originalThe Graduating Latino series is looking at both the obstacles and successes of Latino families navigating the education system in the Miami Valley. But recent research from the Pew Research Center finds the story of Latinos and education in the U.S. is a rapidly changing one: in 2012, the percentage of Hispanic high school graduates who went on to college exceeded that of their white counterparts.

In other words, if they do graduate from high school, Latino kids are now more likely to go on to college than white kids.

Mark Hugo Lopez from Pew talked to us about why that is... READ MORE AT 91.3WYSO

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