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Hi there, I’m Camille Phillips, the education reporter at Texas Public Radio in San Antonio. One of the best things about being a public radio journalist is the chance to tackle big reporting projects. I recently completed one of those projects: a limited-series podcast called "The Enduring Gap ." It explores the Latino college gap in San Antonio, what can be done to close it and what the rest of Texas — and the country — can learn from it. It’s one of the most important topics I’ve ever covered, magnifying the ways our educational system is failing to live up to its potential. Instead of being a pathway out of poverty, it too often replicates socioeconomic and racial disparities. Just 17% of Latino adults in San Antonio, and 16% of Latinos nationwide, have a bachelor’s degree, while white adults are more than twice as likely to have a college degree. If we can’t close the Latino college gap here in San Antonio – where Latinos are the majority – it doesn’t bode well for the rest of the country. But, if we can figure out what works here, the rest of the country will have a path to follow, as it becomes increasingly diverse. This podcast gave me the opportunity to elevate student voices and student experiences. We surveyed more than 100,000 students in San Antonio’s public higher-education institutions, and I interviewed more than a dozen students who responded to the survey, putting their stories at the heart of the podcast. I hope you’ll take the time to listen. You can find "The Enduring Gap" on NPR One, or wherever you get your podcasts.