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In a recent study from National Center for Education Statistics found even after controlling for academic achievement in high school, black and Latino students attend selective institutions at far lower rates and drop out of college more often. Cesar Okada/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption

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In one segment of this year's Oscar telecast, host Chris Rock introduced three Asian children who emerged onstage as PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants, invoking a tired stereotype about Asians being good at math. Chris Pizzello/Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption

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'You Couldn't Make This Stuff Up': Inside The Lives Of The 'China Rich'

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In this June 2013 photo provided by National Geographic, diver Susan Bird, working at the bottom of Hoyo Negro, a large dome-shaped underwater cave in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, brushes the Naia skull found at the site. Paul Nicklen/AP hide caption

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Ancient Skeleton In Mexico Sheds Light On Americas Settlement

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