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Testimony to the State of New York Legislative Hearing on Dropouts.
Smith, Donald H. – 1986
This paper, which was presented as testimony at the State of New York hearing on dropouts, presents three causes for the high dropout rates of Black and Hispanic students and offers some solutions. It is noted that in large cities dropout rates range from as high as 50% to 70% among Blacks and Hispanics. The reasons cited for these high rates are:…
Descriptors: Black Students, Blacks, Cultural Education, Dropout Rate
Dropout Prevention. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session (Albuquerque, New Mexico, January 24, 2000).
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 2000
This hearing, which occurred at New Mexico Technical Vocational Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, heard from state and local officials about what was working and not working in education. Included are statements on dropout prevention by Congressional representatives and by the Deputy Director of the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate
Report on 1989-90 Public School Dropouts from the State Board of Education Submitted to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and the Seventy-Second Texas Legislature.
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1991
This report presents data on public school dropouts in grade levels 7 and 12 in Texas public middle schools and high schools for 1989-90. The data are presented in the aggregate and by grade, and with projected cross-sectional dropout rates for each of those grades for the next 5 years. The information was provided through the Public Education…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate, Dropouts, High School Students