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<p>The 2012-2013 school year is barely underway and two separate and disturbing analyses of the nation’s public education system released today underscore that the continuing challenge facing students of color in their quest for academic success lies outside student control.</p>

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<p>The U.S. will not meet its 2020 college completion goals without a major contribution from Latinos, who continue to trail Whites in key indicators of higher education attainment, a new study says.</p>
<p>Only 21 percent of Latino adults have at least an associate’s degree compared to 44 percent of Whites and 57 percent of Asian Americans, says Excelencia in Education. Yet Latinos are significantly young-er than the rest of the U.S. population, a powerful demographic incentive to close achievement gaps.</p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; While the Aztecs (6-3, 3-2) were 18-15 winners last weekend in a sloppy game played in cold, windy conditions at Colorado State, they ended up on the losing side of the all important injury battle. Already reeling from the losses of stellar linebacker Logan Ketchum and outstanding guard Nik Embernate the previous weekend, the list of the walking wounded grew considerably as a result of the battle against the CSU Rams.</p>