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MORE CALIFORNIANS EARN COLLEGE DEGREES, BUT RACIAL GAPS WIDEN

By Suzanne Potter,  California News Service
 
Photo: Latina college graduate, cc by SA via Bing

February 4, 2024 (Sacramento, CA) -- More and more Californians are going to college, earning an associate degree or higher but racial gaps persist, according to a new report.

Researchers from Georgetown University found degree attainment went up almost 6% between 2010 and 2020 but the gap between white adults and Latino or Black adults getting those degrees widened slightly.


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