Tougher Requirements Lead More to Drop Out (IMAGE)

WashU Medicine

Tougher Requirements Lead More to Drop Out

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As math and science requirements for high school graduation have become more rigorous, dropout rates across the United States have risen, according to research at Washington University in St. Louis. The tougher requirements appear to have had a major effect on high school graduation rates of Hispanic and African-American males.

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Robert Boston

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