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College within reach for low-income and first-generation Latino students

Michael Reyes

McMinnville, OR — In just eight short years, minority students are projected to outnumber whites on college campuses for the first time. Many will be the first in their families to attend college. Millions more, lacking family background or familiarity with higher education, will have a difficult time deciding whether to go to college, or [...]

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February 2nd, 2012 | Posted in Education | Read More »

Foster care, uncertain futures loom for thousands of immigrant children

Rinku Sen

Marjorie Valbrun America’s Wire Washington, D.C. — More than 5,000 children of immigrants are languishing in state foster care nationwide because their parents were living in the United States illegally and were detained or deported by federal immigration authorities. These children can spend years in foster homes, and some are put up for adoption after [...]

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February 2nd, 2012 | Posted in National | Read More »