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* In the 2003-04 school year, only 46.2 percent of Black boys, 44.6 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native boys, and 52.3 percent of Hispanic boys graduated on time (EPE Research Center 2007).
Current research shows conclusively that students of color who fail to graduate from high school are more likely to be unemployed, on public assistance programs, incarcerated, in poor health, and more likely to die at younger ages. The NAACP's 2001 Call for Action in Education is the association's organic guide for education reform and advocacy.Founded in 1909 the NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors.See the full content of this document
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Reversing the Dropout Crisis for African Americans
As parents, educators, school boards and students prepare for the 2007-08 school year, the NAACP Education Department offers the following points for consideration.
There is a major crisis in our high sc...See the full content of this document
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