Shaddiyyah's+Annotated+Bibliography

Gary Natriello (1986). // School Dropouts Patterns and Policies //. New  Shaddiyyah's Outline

York, NY : Teachers College Press. This book is about percentages in high school dropouts. It says that African Americans and Hispanics are more likely to be high school dropouts. It also says that you would not be able to be successful as a high school graduate.

Pytel, B (2006, November 4). // Dropouts Give Reasons: Why do students // leave high school without a diploma? . Retrieved October 29, 2008 from, Web site: http://educationalissues.suite101.com/article.cfm/dropouts_give_reasons Students said they dropped out because they were not really motivated to work hard. Another reason why they said they dropped out was because the classes they were taking were not very interesting. Also another huge reason why they said they dropped out is because they missed too many days to catch up and knew they wouldn’t pass. Simpson, J. B. (2006, June 12). // A Lifeline to High School // Dropouts. Retrieved October 29, 2008 from The State University of New York, Web site: http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0612/p09s02-coop.html At least 40 % of students do not graduate from the nation's 10 largest public districts. It is even worse for minority students, especially boys. Less than half of black and Hispanic males will earn a high school diploma at the current graduation rate. Some of these people will probably later earn a GED and achieve personal and professional success.

(2002). // Societal Effects: Youth who drop out are more likely to experience negative outcomes such as unemployment, underemployment, or incarceration. //. Retrieved October 29, 2008 from Web site:  http://www.nea.org/presscenter/actionplan1b.html   High school dropouts are 72 % more likely to be unemployed. Almost 80% of prisoners do not have high school diplomas. The arrest rates of youth with disabilities who dropped out were significantly higher than those who had graduated. A Black male born in 1991 stood a 28 percent chance of going to prison; an update in 2003 put the odds at 33 percent. Dropout rates are highest among youth from low-income families. Orfield, G. (2004). // Dropouts In // // America //. : Havard Education. Only some of minority students graduate from high school along with their friends. Latino, black, or Native American males-graduation rates are even lower. As many different states try to enforce higher standards and high-stakes tests in the effort to raise student achievement, these dropout rates become higher. The dropout problem is far worse than statistics indicate. Many states and districts simply do not count those students who fail to receive diplomas as dropouts. Even the hardest-hit urban districts report dropout rates of only 5-10 percent.