NCLB statistics

In a study of 271,000 students in public schools throughout Texas, researchers from Rice university made an alarming discovery. The effects of NCLB were resulting in amazing results...in the drop-out rates, especially among minority students. The stats were as following;

60 percent of African American students, 75 percent of Latino students, and 80 percent of ESL students did not graduate within 5 years. ---An overall graduation rate of 33 percent.

These statistics made me feel sick to my stomach. Are we testing students, or educating them?
It seems like the more we single out scores by ethnicity, the more those students struggle, have lower self-esteem, and give up hope. These statistics show that very thing occurring.





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