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Differences in Dropout Rates as a Function of High School Size for Students in Poverty: A Texas Multiyear, Statewide Study

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Child poverty in the United States, with regard to student achievement, has grave challenges for the children who face poverty (Scott & Pressman, 2013). Not only is living in poverty associated with lower academic achievement, but student poverty is also associated with lower rates of school completion (Borg, Borg, & Stranahan, 2012; Cooper & Crosnoe, 2007; Kena et al., 2015). Consequentially, students who do not complete high school are more likely to (a) serve time in prison, (b) need government assistance, and/or ( c) die at an earlier age (Messacar & Oreopoulos, 2013). With the increasing number of children who are living in poverty, child poverty is an issue that needs to be at the forefront of the educational agenda (Tienken, 2012).

Source: Index of Texas Archaeology Open Access Grey Literature from the Lone Star State

Authors: Amy R. Ambrose, George W. Moore, John R. Slate, Cynthia Martinez-Garcia

Institution: Sam Houston State University

Language: English

Topic: School Choice and Performance

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: No poverty, Reduced inequalities, Quality education

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2950367085

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Cites: 21

Cited by: 2

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