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Despite in schools girls and boys are given equal opportunities, there are some factors that affect female students that lead them to disengage from education. Reasons for the disengagement from education by girls are poverty, early marriage, teenage pregnancy, harmful traditional practices like initiation rites, and gender-based violence.
However, if a teacher identifies a student as on track and having a positive attitude towards school, but does not necessarily have personal interaction with the student, that student has a higher chance of dropping out. [10] The relationships students have with their peers also play a role in influencing a student's likelihood of dropping out.
The racial achievement gap in the United States refers to disparities in educational achievement between differing ethnic/racial groups. [1] It manifests itself in a variety of ways: African-American and Hispanic students are more likely to earn lower grades, score lower on standardized tests, drop out of high school, and they are less likely to enter and complete college than whites, while ...
The 122-year-old elementary school saw its student body halve in the past five years — with just 85 students across grades kindergarten through eighth grade enrolled for the upcoming year.
Students are calling for their universities to cease any investment from Israel-linked companies. The corporate board at Brown University agreed to hold a vote on divestment , and in response ...
Until today, student activism continues for various causes such as for free education, corruption within the government, and extrajudicial killings. Some groups that lead these protests are the League of Filipino Students (LFS), National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP), Anakbayan, and Kabataan Party-List.
Students are not only advocating for a cease-fire, but they are also calling for universities to stop funding companies that profit from or engage in Israel’s ongoing military campaign and ...
Disconnected youth is a label in United States public policy debate for NEETs, a British term referring to young people "Not in Education, Employment, or Training". Measure of America's July 2021 report says disconnected youth (defined as aged 16 to 24) number 4.1 million in the United States, about one in nine of the age cohort. [1]