Article: -U.S. DEPT OF COMMERCE: Hispanic population shows gains in educational attainment

M2 PRESSWIRE-29 June 1998-U.S. DEPT OF COMMERCE: Hispanic population shows gains in educational attainment, Census Bureau reports (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:290698 Compared with a decade ago, the Hispanic population has experienced gains in educational attainment, according to a report released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The proportion of the Hispanic population ages 25 and over with a high school degree or higher increased from 51 percent in 1987 to 55 percent in 1997. During the same period, the proportion of Hispanics who had some college training increased about seven percentage points (from 22 percent to 29 percent), and those with a ...

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