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    Beaverton Drop out Rates

    By nadege7 | March 29, 2009

    The drop out rate in 2005-2006 for Beaverton schools  is 3.6% which is just above the county rate of 3.4%.  Overall, this is a 56% improvement from 2000-2001.  According to this article Asians have a 2% drop out rate, Caucasians 2.7% and Latinos 10.3%.

    Some of the reasons kids gave for dropping out of school are:  pregnancy, having to get a job to help support the family, others said they were failing class and/or falling behind and this was the the easiest way out of the problem. One particular reason caught my attention in a  survey given across the US, and that is– 69 percent – said, “they were not motivated or inspired to work hard. In fact, two-thirds said they would have worked harder had it been required of them.”  We as Bigs are part of this solution, to encourage them in school and to be the postive role models to help them see the “Why” behind getting a great education.

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