The ALPFA/HCF Scholarship Program Now Accepting Applications
Source:The Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting
The Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA) offers scholarships to students, in the US or Puerto Rico, who are pursuing studies in Accounting, Finance, or Business related fields. The purpose of these scholarships is to encourage those students who have demonstrated academic excellence to continue pursuing their professional careers. Over the past 3 years, ALPFA has awarded students over $457,000 in scholarship money.
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The Condition of Latinos in Education: 2008 Factbook
Source:Excelencia in Education
The following provides a profile of the Hispanic population as context for the fact sheets describing the condition of Latinos in education.
Hispanics have lower levels of educational attainment than other groups. In 2007, 13% of Hispanics 25 and over had earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. In comparison, 32% of whites and 19% of blacks 25 and over had a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Hispanics are increasing in educational attainment, but not as quickly as other groups. From 1975 to 2007, the percentage of Hispanics with a bachelor’s degree or higher almost doubled (7% to 13%). In that same timeframe, the percentage of whites with a bachelor’s degree or higher more than doubled (15% to 32%) and for blacks, it tripled (6% to 19%).
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The Latino Education Crisis
Source:Harvard University Press
Will the United States have an educational caste system in 2030? Drawing on both extensive demographic data and compelling case studies, this powerful book reveals the depths of the educational crisis looming for Latino students, the nation’s largest and most rapidly growing minority group.
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Undocumented Students Rocky Paths to College
Source:Center for Policy Entrepreneurship
Each year, 65,000 students who graduate from U.S. high schools are undocumented students from immigrant families who cannot afford to pay nonresident or out-of-state tuition and fees for college. Nationwide, educators, advocates, and public officials are considering a strategy for providing postsecondary education access for undocumneted immigrant students.
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Aversion to Borrowing: Who Borrows, Who Doesn't
Source:Excelencia in Education
For millions of students, the increasing cost of a college education, combined with lower rates of growth in grant aid, have resulted in addition reliance on student loans to pay for college. This new report highlights the borrowing patterns of students who choose to enroll in college and provides suggesntions about why certain students may not borrow, even when borrowing seems to be a logical choice.
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