Sentences with phrase «disproportionately high dropout»

According to lawyers for the Multicultural Education Training and Advocacy Project in Cambridge, Mass., the state officials» actions are directly correlated with the disproportionately high dropout rate among Hispanic students in the state.

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For the third priority, discipline guidance, Bradley explains the societal impact of the disproportionately high suspension and dropout rates among poor and minority students.

High school dropout rates have hovered near 30 percent for the past three decades, with those who do not earn a diploma — who are disproportionately low - income and minority students — more likely to face various social, economic, and health challenges over their lifetimes.

The ill effects of high - stakes testing - like narrowing learning environments to focus solely on reading, writing, and math, as well as the test - induced increase of high school dropouts — have had a disproportionately negative impact on low - income students and students of color.