Texas schools show Latino student performance improves when there are more Hispanic teachers and members of boards of education.

Cassandra Martinez, a 17-year-old American of Mexican descent, not only has to do her homework and start preparing to go to college, but must become a second mother to her younger siblings.

Ever, Alejandro and Virgilio, the Moreno brothers, are part of a family that has to work in the fields to make ends meet. It's been nearly impossible for them to stay in school and achieve their academic goals.

An hour and a half before his first day of classes, Eduardo Luján Olivas was told that his $20,000 scholarship was given by mistake and would be taken away. Undeterred, Luján raised even more than he needed through a crowdfunding campaign.

Lacking documents is a major barrier into higher education in the United States, but people like José Reza prove that talent and effort make it possible to break past that barrier. Once inside, however, José will have to overcome many other challenges.

Determined to break into STEM fields, a group of girls from Peru, Mexico, Chile and the United States head to science camp.