Future economy depends on minorities.If the percentage of minority students who graduate from high school does not increase at least on par with that of their white peers, the nation's economy will weaken, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Alliance for Excellent Education's new issue brief, Demography demography (dĭmŏg`rəfē), science of human population. Demography represents a fundamental approach to the understanding of human society. as Destiny: How America Can Build a Better Future. The alliance projects that if minority graduation Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the associated ceremony. The date of event is often called degree day. The event itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. rates rise on part with those of whites and if those graduates seek higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. at similar rates with whites, additional personal income would total more than $310.4 billion by 2020, creating additional tax revenues and an improved economic picture. U.S. Population Increases Projected for 2020 Hispanics 77% African Americans 32% Asians 69% Native Americans 26% Whites 1% Source: Alliance for Excellent Education |
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