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Texas District Brings Dropouts Back to School with College Courses

Jul 11, 2012, 12:30 PM 0

By Katherine Leal Unmuth Latino Ed Beat Pharr-San Juan-Alamo School District Superintendent Daniel King makes an unusual pitch to high school dropouts to get them to re-enroll in the district: He offers them the option to start college while…

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New study shows most Latino students drop out of high school for economic need

Oct 14, 2009, 4:27 PM 6

LatinaLista — It’s estimated that there are 6.2 million high school dropouts in the nation. Contrary to what some say, it’s the high school dropouts who are fueling the rise in our prison populations according to a new study….