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Study Finds Benefits in Educating Entrepreneurs

A multiyear Harvard study indicates that learning entrepreneurial skills may keep low-income students in school and on track for college. The program may be particularly effective for Hispanic students, who have the highest drop out rates.

Consumers Grapple with Energy Bills, Debts

The Fed increased rates by another quarter-point and even as gasoline prices come down from their peaks, other pressures are building on the beleaguered American consumer, especially those at the lower end of the income scale.

Report Links Education, U.S. Income

Each generation gains more education and income than the last. But if minorities continue earning fewer high-school and college diplomas than whites, the country as a whole risks becoming less-educated and poorer over the next 15 years.

Politics

Minority Mayoral Candidate More Likely in 2009

Growing clout from minority voters and the possibility of an open seat in four years is prompting speculation that Boston might see a minority mayor in 2009.

Bloomberg Routs Ferrer, Re-elected New York Mayor

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg has been elected for a second term as mayor of New York City, following a campaign notable for the incumbent's lavish use of his personal fortune.

Hispanic Market

Education Study Sees Crisis in Workforce

Californians' average income -- and the state's tax base -- are headed for decline in the next 15 years unless the state moves aggressively to increase the number of Hispanics who attend college and earn degrees, a report concludes.

Hispanic Schools Face More Obstacles

Hispanic majority schools are far more likely than White majority schools to experience serious overcrowding and teacher shortages, according to a new study by UCLA's Institute of Democracy, Education & Access (IDEA), and MALDEF.

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The Fast Growing Hispanic Youth Market

While the U.S. median age continues to rise, from 35.3 years in 2000, the median age of Hispanics remains the lowest of all groups. Demographers predict faster growth among young Hispanics than among other young ethnic groups for the next decade.

Inside the House: Hispanics Subgroups Differ by Age

More than 20 percent of Cubans are 65 or older, while a scant 4 percent of Mexicans are in that age bracket. On the other hand, 37 percent of Mexicans and 31 percent of Puerto Ricans are younger than 18.

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The U.S. Hispanic population aged 65 and over is projected to increase by 60 percent during the next 25 years. As this demographic ages, its health service needs will increase.

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