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Drop out rates amoung high school students.
Although the drop out rate amoung high school students has declined from 14% in 1980 to 9% in 2007, there are still many students at risk. Research has shown that in 2007 around 6.2 million students dropped out of school; this research studied the age group of 16-24 years. Statistics show that out of the total 8.7% of drop outs in 2007 white stundents were 5.3%, African American students were 8.4%, and Hispanic students were 21.4% of the total 8.7%. Georgia leads the nation in drop outs at 22.1%. As you can tell the minority races have a higher drop out rate. The drop out rate is also more prelevant in inner city shcools; although many large cities have dropped below the 50% mark, it is still alarming that some cities are still in the 30% range of drop outs; there is an 18% gap between the drop out rate of large cities and urban areas. However there is a rising number of drop outs going back to school to earn their diploma. America's Promis Alliance has outlined ten elements of schools that will help keep students in shcool. One of the suggestions is to keep the subject matter interesting; make the students want to learn more about the sublect by challenging them. Another one is to have a secure and warm environment for the students; if the student does not feel threaten by anything or anyone, they are more likley to pay attention and learn more. Also, there needs to be educated teachers; teachers who care and want to be there for the students. There are many more suggestions listed at America'a Promise Alliance website.

Jennifer Vinson