About 11% of Latinos age 25 or older have earned bachelor’s degrees, compared with 30% of all Californians, 39% of whites in the state, 23% of African Americans and 48% of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, the report said. The study used census reports, state and federal education data and statistics from California’s three systems of higher education — the University of California, California State University and the community colleges. Educational achievement among Latinos shows some promise: Between 1990 and 2011, the number of those ages 25 to 34 who earned high school diplomas increased 23%. But the number earning bachelor’s degrees increased only 5%.

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by Carla Rivera, The Los Angeles Times.

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