Hispanic demographics will impact education in Florida

Florida is one of three Southern Regional Education Board states expected to see “explosive growth” of greater than 20 percent in the overall number of Hispanic high school graduates through 2022.

According to a new report, a major increase in Hispanic students will significantly impact the SREB states as they work to raise high school and college graduation rates.

The number of Hispanic public high school graduates in 2008 in SREB states is projected to more than double by 2022, a higher rate of increase than in the nation, according to a report released today by the Denver-based Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, SREB’s counterpart for higher education in the West. “*

*From: http://www.nwfdailynews.com
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