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The High School Dropout Rate is Decreasing in the U.S., But Not for Low-income Students
President of Miracle University Says Focus on Culturally Responsive Mentoring and Teaching Would Significantly Reduce Dropout Rates.
"You and I, along with 350 million other Americans, are hostages to the dropout crisis," says Rajagopal, California's Teacher of the Year in 2011 and author of Create Success! Unlocking the Potential of Urban Students.
We cannot wait until 4,000 9th grade “Pushouts” in Sacramento drop out of school and fall into the pipeline from school to crime, incarceration, poverty, homelessness, lower life expectancy, and cost the society billions of dollars in lost wages and health care expenses
