Latino participation in federal and state financial aid programs to pay for college has increased since 1995-96. However, Latino receipt of institutional aid has not improved since 1995-96 (17%).
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National Policy Organizations Launch Intensive Efforts to Address the Nation's Low College Completion Rates
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Jun 16, 2009 (All day) Leading national policy organizations announced today new efforts to identify why so many young Americans drop out of college and to propose new policies and practices necessary to help low-income, African American, and Hispanic students complete their educations. These efforts are funded by more than $6.4 million in grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Interest Areas:
Enrollment and Retention
Funding and Access
Immigration and Demographics
Events
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Jun 26, 2013
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Aug 5, 2013 - Aug 8, 2013
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Oct 1, 2013

Ex-Citings
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Jun 14, 2013VOXXI
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Jun 6, 2013VOXXI
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Jun 4, 2013NBC Latino

Fast Facts
How Latino Students Pay for College: Patterns of Financial Aid (2003-04), Excelencia in Education and the Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2005


