Rocky Mountain Divide: Lifting Latinos and Closing Equity Gaps in Colorado

Discusses what happens to Latino students along the way from high school to the bachelor’s degree and into the workforce to shed light on why Whites are more likely than Latinos to earn a postsecondary credential. Colorado, with its fast-growing Latino population, is a bellwether state for explaining the college to career pipeline. The state’s efforts inform how the rest of the nation addresses leaks throughout the pipeline that widen attainment gaps between Whites and Latinos.