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"New buildings are nice, but when they're run by the same people who've given us a 50 percent dropout rate, they're a big waste of taxpayer money," said Ben Aus
by nhebb 16y ago
"New buildings are nice, but when they're run by the same people who've given us a 50 percent dropout rate, they're a big waste of taxpayer money," said Ben Austin, executive director of Parent Revolution who sits on the California Board of Education. "Parents aren't fooled."
I had trouble believing the 50% dropout rate statistic, so I did a little Googling and found [1] that it was 34.9% in Los Angeles. While not 50%, 35% is still incredible. No wonder why the LA poverty rate is so high.
[1] http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/05/high-school-dropout-rate-climbs-to-349.html http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/05/high-school-dr...
- gahahaha 16y ago"No wonder why the LA poverty rate is so high." Cause and effect. It is more likely that the high drop out rate is caused by poverty and an uneducated environment. We have the same thing here in the north of Norway. Poor region (relatively) with low education levels among citizens and parents and higher dropout rates. Probably around 30%. Also: educational achievement is STRONGLY correlated with equality, and California is one of the most unequal American states. http://www.equalitytrust.org.uk/why/evidence/education http://www.equalitytrust.org.uk/why/evidence/education