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The cases of school dropouts are growing at an alarming rate. Many children are leaving
high school long before they graduate. The trend is disturbing, and all the necessary measures
need to be implemented to curb the problem. The management of the education sector requires a
concerted effort that will ensure that the students will appreciate their being at school and the
impact of education in their lives. The different factors have been identified to cause the problem
of students dropping out of school. High level of poverty among the minority communities has
been defined as a significant reason for the children exiting school before they can graduate. The
concern has been raised in many quarters. The government has the role of making the situation
better for the children to enjoy staying in school. The teachers and the students can also play an
essential role towards eliminating the issues that may emerge out of the cases of children
Policies have been developed with the aim of reducing the cases of students dropping out.
The policymakers need to ensure that all the children have equal rights to an education without
paying attention to their backgrounds. The concerned parties should ensure that the children are
not discriminated against by their peers or teachers based on any given basis. The female
children should be handled with care for meeting their unique needs. The teen mothers need
support to be able to go back to class after they give birth. Such girls need assistance to be able
to overcome the stigma associated with that condition. The parents have the role of offering best
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parental care with the aim of supporting their children through education. The cooperation
between all the stakeholders is therefore essential towards reducing the rate of school dropouts
High school dropout rates have been recorded highly in the recent times. The records
indicate that the dropout rates are higher in some states as compared to others. The acceptable
period of four years is perceived as the required amount of time that a person should spend in
high school (Stetser and Robert 2). However, the rates have been dropping in some states faster
than in some other states. The problem has been a significant concern to the policymakers of the
education sectors. The actions groups have noted that the dropout rates are not simple accidents
that can be wished away. The paper discusses the cause of high school dropout rates and the
possible solutions.
Education advocacy groups have played an essential role in identifying the areas where
the problem has been recorded to be rampant. The number of high schools that have failed to
graduate is falling in some areas. However, the problem is endemic and needs to be handled
carefully to eliminate all the issues that the students may be facing in their attempts to graduate
successfully from the high schools. The paper will, therefore, look at the reasons behind the high
Underserved communities have been identified as the most affected by the crisis. Efforts
should be raised towards putting down measures that can be used towards meeting the challenges
that are faced by the identified community. Education is an essential fundamental right that
needs to be available to all students in an equal proportion. Several regulations have been defined
The underlying factors that cause the high rate of school dropout have been identified as
the most prominent concerns for the government. Several presidents have made it their priority
to arrest the problem and provide lasting solutions that can prove to be beneficial to the efforts.
Several regulations have been implemented with the goal of reducing the aspect of school
dropouts. The schools attended by the children from poor neighborhoods are the greatest affected
by the high dropout rates. Effective policies need to be implemented to check the situation
(Freeman and Brandi 208).Policies have been developed to try to arrest the situation and ensure
Schools that had a majority of students from the minority communities have been
identified to be the most affected by the high dropout rates. The most significant populations of
students who fail to graduate are from the Hispanic communities. More efforts have been
focused on the aspect of safeguarding the historically disadvantaged students. The efforts have
seen the development of laws that are focused towards ensuring that the people had a much
stronger accountability measures with the aim of safeguarding the students that have been
The problem needs to be handled by the expected level of assistance and importance with
the aim of eliminating the aspect of recurrence of the issues in the end. Students of color have the
lowest possibility of completing school in the required time. The aspects of poverty cause the
tendency. The reports suggest that the schools identified as dropout factories have a high number
of students from the minority communities of African Americans and Hispanics. Transparent
reporting is essential towards understanding the effects of the problem and the extent to which
Accountability among the schools should be centralized so that the depth of the problem
can be understood better. The need for an equal education system is a goal that should be the
center of focus. The ultimate goal is to drop the dropout rates to zero. The most important effort
is to turn around the schools that have been struggling with the problem of high numbers of
Efforts towards equality should be focused towards ensuring that the students from the
needy families have equal access to education as their affluent peers. Several concerns have been
raised towards the aspects of the problems that need to be addressed with the necessary urgency.
The factors and the tendencies can be noted earlier in the life of the student before an escalation
occurs. The early identification can be instrumental towards the formulation of the efforts that
The choice of dropping out is not just a onetime event. The element is a systematic
process that has events following each other from one-step to the other. The warning sign is
always available for people to see. Several pointers can be seen towards establishing a tendency
towards students dropping out of high school. Most cases occur early in the years of the high
school. Most cases have of students dropping out of school have been recorded when the
students get to the tenth grade of their studies. Most of such children are classified as under-
credited because they have managed to get lower than required courses as expected at that stage.
Early warnings can be noted in the process of the students dropping out of school.
Mitigation of the signals is vital towards the elimination of the problem. The demographic and
performance indicators play a significant role in offering the earliest warning signs that can be
used to mitigate the problem. Other factors such as the personality of an individual and the
motivation also play a significant role in the high rates of dropping out from school.
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The demographic aspects of the problem can be outlined as the children coming from a
low-income family. Such a student will experience the challenge of earning less than expected
credits that will be the reason behind them dropping out of school.
Male students in most cases have been shown to record poor attendance in the schools
that they attend. Female students record good attendance when going to school (Shahidul and
Karim 30). The fact is also the same for the students that are comparatively older than their peers
in the classes that they attend (Stark and Amber 6). Such students feel out of place, and the lack
of the necessary motivation mechanisms may see them exit the school before graduating.
Children from the ethnic and racial minorities tend to obtain poor grades in core subjects.
The factor causes them to develop a negative attitude towards education in totality, and the result
is the dropping out from such schools (Goux, Marc, and Eric 3). Attitudes of the students also
play an essential part towards completing school. The aspects such as the class work not exciting
and lack of engagement in school have been identified as some of the factors behind the high
Social Concerns
The social background has been described as some of the most prominent factors behind
the high rates of high school dropouts. The socioeconomic status plays a significant role towards
the graduation of the targeted students. The students from low-income families have the most
senior tendency towards dropping out of schools as compared to their affluent peers. Reports
also show that students with physical disabilities are also most likely to drop out of school
(DePaoli et al. 6). The case also applies to the children with low learning capabilities. Other
factors such as alienation by the peers or adult members in the schools also play an essential role
The loss of motivation when the child notes that he cannot march his peers towards
having equal opportunities is the primary reason behind dropping out in such cases. The students
that do not fit in the traditional class makeup also have a high tendency of dropping out of school
before graduation. The concern has been seen as a significant driver of the policies that are
aimed at reducing ensuring that the social concerns are eliminated from the problems that may
emerge from the rampant cases of students dropping out. The ability of a child to have long term
goals can be used to determine the possibility of dropping out of school (Fitzpatrick et al. 160).
Higher rates of poverty have been recorded among people that do not have a high school
degree. The poverty rates of such dropouts are higher as compared to the college graduates. The
unemployment rates among such people are significantly higher. The lifetime earnings of people
without high school diplomas are much lower in comparison to that of their peers that graduated
from the high school. The connection between dropout rates and high levels of crime has also
been established. People that have dropped out of school have the most prominent tendency
The effect of such tendency has been seen in the high number of criminal cases reported
in the low-income areas. Most of the people arrested because of the crimes committed in such
areas did not graduate from high schools. Data from the prisons departments indicate that the
most prominent segment of the young people that have been incarcerated are not high school
graduates. The rate of school dropouts is significantly elevated among the immigrants. Most of
the immigrants are not registered, and the fact implies that the number might be more substantial
than anticipated.
Personal Concerns
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Personal reasons are some of the most significant drivers behind the cases of high school
dropouts. However, most students prefer it a way of overcoming their personal and academic
problems. They view the aspect of dropping out of school as a way of getting away from the
heavy responsibility of attending school. Some factors have been identified to champion the
personal decisions behind dropping out of school. Keeping the students engaged in school for
long might seem to be a good measure but the effect is not as direct as expected (Cabus 3).
Pregnancy and early parenthood have been identified as one of the primary reasons
behind the children dropping out of high school. Teen pregnancy has been determined to cause
many concerns to the high school students. The most prominent segment of the female students
that exit school has cited early pregnancy as a significant reason (Marchbanks III et al. 6).
Pregnant teens feel embarrassed to go to school. Most of them struggle with the symptoms of the
early stages of pregnancy such as morning sickness and fatigue. The effects make it difficult for
them to keep up with the demand of the classwork. The process of taking care of the babies after
birth is a time-consuming process that may prove to be difficult to couple it with classwork. The
Boredom among the students has been identified as a reason behind the children dropping
from school (Freeman et al. 293). Most of the students that have dropped out of high school
suggest that the academic works are not impressive. Some of them have even reported that their
teachers are not interesting enough to be accorded attention. Most of the students that have
dropped out of school cite frustration from the repeated monotony presented by the academic
works.
Academic struggles also lead to the cases of students dropping out of school. The
educational efforts point to the cases where the students do not meet the minimum standards to
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proceed with the next steps. The students are subjected to repeating classes to attain the required
credits (Orpinas et al. 3). The students, therefore, prefer the choice of dropping out for
The lack of parental support has been blamed as one of the reasons behind the students
dropping out of high school. Low parental involvement or the lack of it has been seen as a
significant reason for low attendance. Parents occupy a central role in ensuring that the school
attendance of their children is high enough (De Witte and Marton 2). Such parents have the
breakdown between the parents and the teachers leave the students with no option rather than
Political Concerns
Dropping out of school raises significant levels of political concerns. Education plays a
significant role in the political aspect of the economy. An adequately educated population has the
capability of changing the fortunes of any country. Education plays a vital role in the aspect of
human and economic development. The purpose of quality education in the success of a nation
cannot be underestimated. The people require the best knowledge to be able to tackle the
challenges that a nation might face. The rate of children dropping out of school is therefore
alarming. The threat posed by the trend cannot be underestimated. The future of such countries is
seen as a threat to the wellbeing of the concerns of the general population. It is therefore vital to
ensure that all the measures are put in place before the problem becomes endemic.
Identification of the students faced with the most significant risk is vital towards the
elimination of the problem. Analyzing the risk factors is substantial towards the identification of
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the children that are vulnerable to the situation of dropping out of school. The identification of
the schools with the most cases of dropouts is also vital in the process of meeting the expected
goals. The problem can then be sorted by addressing the concerns of the individual students. The
help can also be implemented at the school level or in a regional level with many schools
involved.
Effective intervention programs are vital towards the reduction of the impact of the
problem on the children (Doren, Christopher, and Jeff 151). The interventions should bring on
board all the concerned parties in the education sectors. Community leaders, teachers, parents
and the students may play a very significant role in the full implementation of the programs.
Effective programs have been developed and have played a significant role in the reduction of
the cases of children dropping out of high school in the recent past. The coordination of the
concerned bodies is also vital towards eliminating the problems faced by the schools that are
The college education is essential for the development of any country. The population
depends on the advancements that emerge from education as the basis for success. The role of
education can therefore not be undermined. The capabilities of education in eliminating poverty
are an essential aspect that can lead to the development of a country into the league of the
successful. Education, therefore, plays that specific role in improving the lives of the masses.
The process of making college education free will play a crucial role towards the goals of
towards ensuring that the aspect of equality is fostered among the people. The transition rates of
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students between the high schools and colleges will improve, and that will lead to the creation of
factors. Availability of employment opportunities is an essential factor that should advise such a
move. Students that graduate from colleges has the vital role of meeting the concerns of the
society. They need to be in the position of getting the opportunity of expressing the skills that
they acquire from the colleges. Such jobs should also be viable enough to accommodate the
The aspect of students dropping out of schools is a series of events that begin from a very
early stage of high school. Making college education free might not have a direct impact on the
rate of school dropouts. The problem of dropping out of school needs to be curbed from the early
points. Eliminating the risks factors is vital towards reducing the effects school dropouts on the
children. Some students are determined by not going to the college, and therefore such an action
might not have the direct impact towards eliminating the aspect of school dropouts.
Conclusion
The high rate of children dropping out of high school is alarming. All the stakeholders
need to play their role s towards eliminating a possibility for a backlash that may prove fatal to
the future generations. Several factors have been identified to cause the rise in the cases of
school dropouts. The rates are alarming, and a severe solution is required to contain the situation
before it gets out of hand. The aspect of children dropping out has many consequences on all the
elements of life. The stakeholders need to play their roles in correcting the situation. The people
need to understand the different roles that they can play in meeting the concerns of the children
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affected by the situation. Eliminating the risk factors is key to ensuring that the future
generations are saved from themselves. The students should be taught about the vital role that
education plays in their future lives. Dialogue needs to be encouraged between the teachers and
the students. The development of a personal relationship between them is key to the correction of
the situation as it stands now. The students need to be motivated to attend school and perform to
the best of their abilities. Equality should be enforced in the education sector. The parents also
need to be more involved in the education process of their children. The involvement will make
it easy for them to note problems when they emerge. The parents can then take appropriate
actions with the aim of ensuring that their children remain in school. Identification of the other
areas where the students are interested is also key to the elimination of the problem. Students can
be subjected to nurturing that is aimed at ensuring that they feel appreciated and part of the
school.
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