“Almost 20 percent of Latino males dropped out of high school in 2008…” says the National Center for Education Statistics. Dropout rates for high school have changed drastically over the years. There are dropouts due to family related motives, economic reasons, and lack of attention. Latinos graduating and moving on to college is a major part of the Nation’s success. Having Latinos dropout will affect everyone in one way or another. It benefits us as Latinos because of where we come from. It’s time to make a change for the better.
Most teenagers begin to have family issues once in high school. Almost every teenager goes through this phase. “The primary causes vary, but come from the lack of parental involvement and outreach…” said Lance Fuller, author of the article “The Silent Crisis of The Latino Dropout Rate.” Without the involvement of parents students are more vulnerable to the option of dropping out. Not everyone has the advantage of getting a free education and graduating high school and getting a career. “A record in seven-in-ten (69%) Hispanic high school graduates in the class of 2012 enrolled in college that fall, two percentage points higher than the rate (67%) among their white counterparts.” Concluded a Pew Research Center with the information provided by the U.S Census Bureau. We may still have some Latinos enroll in colleges and universities but we also have a high number of dropouts. “Students who drop out of school often do so because they need to support their families, including parents and siblings.” Said a study done by Pew Research Center. A major cause for Latinos leaving their studies is the financial need of their families. The economic position of a student and their family causes teens pressure to lea...
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1. According to Pizarro, “Chicanas and Chicanos face the highest dropout rates of any major ethnic group in the United States- as many as half of a given cohort of Chicana and Chicano students does not complete high school- and their relative educational outcomes have been stable or have worsened over time.” (Pizarro, 1).
Latino immigrants in the U.S. tend to have the highest dropout rates within the school system. Though, the aggregate statistics goes beyond students’ poor performance, there are many factors that can influence students to make the choice to quit school; for this essay, I will use Critical Race Theory and labeling theory to help me deconstruct the reasons behind this phenomenon, using example 1 of section I.
In 2001 statistics reported by the United States Department of Education indicated that during 1997-1998 African American students received 8.3% of bachelor’s degrees awarded. Concurrently, Hispanic students as well as Asian or Pacific Islander students received 6.0%, while American Indian/Alaskan Native students only accounted for .7%. Although statistics from agencies who report differ, clearly on a national level, minority students
The First part of my research showed more Latinas women are going to college, and their graduation rates have increased faster than any other group of woman. According to Maresshah Jackson (Center for American Progress) November 7 2013. Graduation rates for Latinas where 31.3 percent in 2010, still significantly lower than graduation rate for white woman at 45.8 percent. However, Latinas are the faster- growing female population in the country, but still lower graduation for college Jackson said Latinas hold only 4.4 of the degree earned. Because of these low graduation, rate some, famous people such as actress Eva Longoria have donate, money and time to the University of Los Angeles to hire more Latino teachers to help more Latinas obtain a college education.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2003). Status and trends in the education of Hispanics (NCES 2003-008). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
Education is the key to individual opportunity, the strength of our economy, and the vitality of our democracy. In the 21st century, this nation cannot afford to leave anyone behind. While the academic achievement and educational attainment of Hispanic Americans has been moving in the right direction, untenable gaps still exist between Hispanic students and their counterparts in the areas of early childhood education, learning English, academic achievement, and high school and college completion.
Still today, we are considered the highest dropout rate; except that in 2013, the dropout rate decreased by 18%. Not only has the rate decreased but more Hispanic students are attending college and graduating from high school. Although they are more Hispanics attending college, the percentage of Hispanics that graduate from high school has also improved, it is 79% now. It has increased by 18% of students that graduate. Even though Hispanics are now attending school more, they still hold the highest dropout rate than any other ethnic group.
A. High School Dropout Rates Are Highest Among Hispanics. " The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 16 Nov. 2011.
Latina women are suppressed through Hispanic culture with the ideology that a woman’s domain is within the walls of her own home. However, there has been a greater turnover rates in high school graduates amongst Latinas they are still falling behind due to lack of resources and the restricted patterns of opportunity perpetuated through transformative assets.
How does dropping out of high school affects students’ lives in the future? Students’ dropping out has become a crisis, President Obama said, “It’s time for all of us to come together parents and students, principals, and teachers, business leaders and elected officials to end America’s dropout crisis” (“ President Obama”). There are 7 thousand students’ that drop out of high school that adds up to about 1.2 million each year, wouldn’t it be nice to drop that number and help kids stay in school instead of dropping out of high school(“ President Obama”). Students’ shouldn’t drop out of high school because they couldn’t go to college, couldn’t hold down a job, and would struggle making minimum wage for the rest of their life.
Regularly, a student receives a diploma after a certain required course load is completed. On the other hand, some students can complete high school by a means of an equivalency test and receive a diploma that way. Unfortunately, each state, district, and even school uses the term dropout differently (USDE, 1996). The United States Department of Education?s National Center for Educational Statistics has stated three separate ways used to calculate the dropout rate. The first is when the percentage of students who drop out in a single year are reflected by the event rates. The second is when the status rates reflect a percentage of those students who in a certain age range have not finished high school ...
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The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. (2006).Black Student College Graduation Rates Remain Low, But Modest Progress Begins to Show. Retrieved from: http://www.jbhe.com/features/50_blackstudent_gradrates.html
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1. "'High school dropout crisis' continues in U.S., study says." CNN U.S.. Cable News Network, 5 May 2009. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. .