Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
With census data this week showing that Latinos now outnumber whites in California, how are colleges managing the boom of Latino students?
A study from a Washington non-profit organization called New America has found that California's community colleges have been successful at helping Latino students excel academically. In particular, Cerritos College stood out from other schools.
Ben Miller, who is now the executive director of post-secondary education at the Center for American Progress, authored the study, and he joined the show with Joanna Schilling, vice president of academic affairs at Cerritos College.
Listen to the full interview by clicking the blue audio player above.