Report: Educational Attainment Rising Among Racial, Ethnic Groups In America

Education Week (5/14, Robelen) reported, "Americans across major racial and ethnic groups became better educated over the past decade, though significant gaps remain in the rates at which blacks and Hispanics earn a high school diploma or college degree, a new analysis of US census data" by the Brookings Institution. The report said that "college-completion rates also climbed for blacks and Hispanics, though by far smaller amounts, about 2 to 3 percentage points."