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Schneider, Joe – Equity and Choice, 1986
Current demands for educational excellence will probably help better students get better; may help average students, who struggle, to enhance achievement; but may create more dropouts among poor students. Students with low grade point averages benefit little from exposure to tougher courses and suffer from loss of vocational and general education…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Dropout Characteristics, Educational Improvement, High School Students
Edelman, Marian Wright – Equity and Choice, 1986
Causes of inadequate educational results for poor and minority children are enumerated. Consequences of resultant increase in dropping out are listed. Solution involves tackling the following: (1) funding disparities between poor and affluent neighborhoods; (2) achievement gap between whites and minorities; (3) dearth of work-oriented programs;…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Quality
Wheelock, Anne – Equity and Choice, 1986
Recent literature suggests it is not students' backgrounds, but schools' response to students' backgrounds that determines students' success in school. School practices and policies adopted in response to student performance in attendance, academics, and behavior also have a significant impact on students' decision to leave school before…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, High Risk Students
