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Among High School Seniors, Interest In Science Varies By Race, Ethnicity

24/05/2017 06:00am | 6350 views

By Monica Anderson, Pew Research Center

A majority of high school seniors in the U.S. say they enjoy science and around four-in-ten (44%) would like to have a job in the field, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). These sentiments, however, tend to vary by race and ethnicity – a pattern that also is reflected in American students’ test scores in science.

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Roughly Half of Hispanics Have Experienced Discrimination

28/07/2016 10:26am | 6802 views

About half of Hispanics in the U.S. (52%) say they have experienced discrimination or have been treated unfairly because of their race or ethnicity, according to a newly released Pew Research Center survey on race in America.

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Latinos Increasingly Confident in Personal Finances, See Better Economic Times Ahead

06/07/2016 10:51am | 6862 views

Latinos have become considerably more upbeat about their personal finances and optimistic about their financial future since the Great Recession, according to newly released results from a national survey of Latino adults.

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The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan American think tank which is based in Washington, D.C. It provides information on social issues, public opinion, and demographic trends shaping the United Stat