The Science Divide: Why Do Latino and Black Students Leave STEM Majors at Higher Rates?

For years, college administrators have worked to attract minority students—especially Latino and black students—to science and technology fields. But the retention of those students presents another hurdle. Black and Latino college students transfer or drop out of STEM programs— science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—at higher rates than their white peers do, according to a recent study published in the journal Education Researcher. Read the Washington Post article.