Tag: Education Gap

  • Tweet City Heights: Attitudes Toward Children of Undocumented Parents Easing

    By Megan Burks Attitudes Toward Children of Undocumented Parents Easing Multi-American reported this week more people support children of undocumented parents receiving social services than they did in 1995. But a majority is still opposed, saying the children should not receive free public education, school lunches and other benefits. According to the study conducted by…

  • More Latinos Get College Degrees, But Education Gap Widens

    By Adrian Florido For the first time ever, the number of U.S. adults with bachelor’s degrees has surpassed 30 percent. But new data shows the higher education gap between Latinos and other ethnic groups is getting wider. In 2001, 11 percent of all U.S. Latinos over the age of 25 had bachelor’s degrees. By last year, that…

  • Tweet City Heights: Transportation Bill Would Slash Funding for Transit

    By Megan Burks House Transportation Bill Would Strip Funding for Transit, Bikes The House of Representatives passed a transportation bill last week that would significantly reduce funding for transit authorities and safe streets programs. The bill proposes directing all revenue from a federal gasoline tax to highways; currently, 2.86 cents of the 18.4-cents-a-gallon tax go…