Define the term dropout rate. What is the dropout rate in the United States? What are five strategies for reducing the dropout rate?
What will be an ideal response?
ANS: The dropout rate is the percentage of students who fail to complete high school or earn an equivalency degree. In the United States, the dropout rate hovers around 10 percent. Student response to the last portion should expand on the following suggestions: 1) make it harder for students to drop out of school by providing sustaining environments in school; 2) address the underlying causes of dropping out; 3) address the needs of those groups at highest risk; 4) strengthen school readiness; and 5) strengthen the skills and understanding of adults who affect teens' motivation and ability to stay in school.
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What will be an ideal response?
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