Report

• In the Classroom, New Milestones for Hispanics

  Aug 20, 2012 - According to a new report from the Pew Hispanic Center, Hispanics have reached a new milestone and are now the largest minority group at the nation's four-year colleges and universities, reaching a record 16.5% of the total college student enrollment. One-in-four public elementary school students are Hispanic.

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• Hispanic College Enrollment Spikes, Narrowing Gaps with Other Groups

  Aug 24, 2011 - Driven by a single-year surge of 24% in Hispanic enrollment, the number of 18- to 24-year-olds attending college in the United States hit an all-time high of 12.2 million in October 2010, according to a Pew Hispanic Center analysis of newly available Census Bureau data.

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• Hispanics, High School Dropouts and the GED

  May 13, 2010 - Just one-in-ten Hispanic high school drop-outs has a General Educational Development (GED) credential, widely regarded as the best "second chance" pathway to college, vocational training and military service for adults who do not graduate high school, according to a Pew Hispanic Center analysis.

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• Between Two Worlds: How Young Latinos Come of Age in America

  Dec 11, 2009 - Never before in this country's history has a minority ethnic group made up so large a share of the youngest Americans. The first in a series of reports on Millennials focuses on this group which will help shape 21st-century America.

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• Hispanics in the News: Events Drive the Narrative

  Dec 07, 2009 - Hispanics are already the largest minority group in the United States, 16% of the population,—and that percentage is expected to nearly double by the middle of this century. How is this growing population portrayed in the American news media? A new study produced jointly by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Pew Hispanic Center looks at coverage of Hispanics over six months of 2009.  

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• The Changing Pathways of Hispanic Youths Into Adulthood

  Oct 07, 2009 - Young Latino adults in the United States are more likely to be in school or the work force now than their counterparts were in previous generations.

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• Latinos and Education: Explaining the Attainment Gap

  Oct 07, 2009 - Latino youth are more likely than all American youth to see the importance of a college education to success in life. However, they are less likely than others to say they themselves plan to get a college degree—primarily because of financial reasons.

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• The Rapid Growth and Changing Complexion of Suburban Public Schools

  Mar 31, 2009 - According to a Pew Hispanic Center analysis, public school enrollment in the suburbs has shot up by 3.4 million in the 15 years, with the primary driver being a near doubling of the Latino share of the student population.

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• One-in-Five and Growing Fast: A Profile of Hispanic Public School Students

  Aug 26, 2008 - The Pew Hispanic Center reports that the number of Latino students in public schools nearly doubled from 1990 to 2006, accounting for 60% of the total growth in school enrollments. Projections now show there will be more school-age Hispanic children than school-age non-Hispanic white children by 2050.

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• The Role of Schools in the English Language Learner Achievement Gap

  Jun 26, 2008 - This Pew Hispanic Center analysis finds that lagging scores of students designated as English language learners can be partly explained by their concentration in low-performing schools.

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• English Usage Among Hispanics in the United States

  Nov 29, 2007 - This report from the Pew Hispanic Center examines the dramatic increase in English-language ability from one generation of Hispanics to the next.

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• A Changing Racial and Ethnic Mix in U.S. Public Schools

  Aug 30, 2007 - A new analysis of public school enrollment data by the Pew Hispanic Center finds that in the dozen years from 1993–94 to 2005–06, white students became less isolated from minority students while, at the same time, black and Hispanic students became slightly more isolated from white students.

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• How Far Behind in Math and Reading are English Language Learners?

  Jun 01, 2007 - As Congress considers the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law an analysis of recent data from standardized testing around the country shows that the fast-growing number of students designated as English-language learners are among those farthest behind.

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• The Changing Landscape of American Public Education: New Students, New Schools

  Oct 05, 2006 - Report finds growth in public school enrollment has triggered a surge in new school construction, but two-thirds of the new facilities are not serving Hispanic students.

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• Growth in the Foreign-Born Workforce and Employment of the Native Born

  Aug 10, 2006 - 2006 Pew Hispanic Center analysis of foreign-born and native-born work force.

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• The Higher Dropout Rate of Foreign-born Teens

  Nov 15, 2005 - Nearly 25 percent of teen school dropouts were born outside the United States, according to this Pew Hispanic Center analysis of data.

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• The High Schools Hispanics Attend: Size and Other Key Characteristics

  Nov 01, 2005 - Report on the high school experiences of Hispanic, black and white youths.

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• Recent Changes in the Entry of Hispanic and White Youth into College

  Nov 01, 2005 - Report finds that young Hispanics are half as likely to complete college degree as their white peers.

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• Latino Youth Finishing College: The Role of Selective Pathways

  Jun 24, 2004 - A Pew Hispanic Center report on Latino youth and higher education.

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