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The Rio Grande Monitor: Study: To Close Race Gap, Texas Must Increase Education Opportunities

By Danya Perez-Hernandez

“While early college high schools are a step in the right direction, it will take more for Texas to close the race gap in employment opportunities among young people of color, according to a new study. The national nonprofit organization Young Invincibles released a statewide report last week examining racial disparities for young Millennials — ages 18 to 34 — and highlighting possible solutions that could lead to closing the gap.” Read more here.