Experts See Peril as Latino Boys Fall Behind

By Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News

62 percent of all the degrees earned annually by Hispanics are earned by Latinas.

Why have Latinos fallen behind? It’s complicated but, in part, the rising costs of higher education are colliding with higher divorce rates and the ever-present machismo.

In this climate, boys feel more pressure to stop going to school (where they’re spending or borrowing money) and start working.

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