1. High School Dropouts
Danela Galvan

2. Dropout Statistics
 It is estimated that 1 in 8 of American
youth will never graduate from high
school.
 One high school student drops out every 9
seconds.
 Christenson, S. L., & Thurlow, M. L. (2004). School dropouts: prevention considerations, interventions, and
challenges. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 13, 36-39.
doi: 10.1111/j.0963-7214.2004.01301010.x

3. Risk Factors (Dropout Factories)
 The APA (American Psychological Association)
(2012) suggests that certain high schools known
as “dropout factories” play a major role. These
high schools produce half of the nation’s
dropouts which consist of two-thirds ethnic
minority dropouts.
 Unfortunately, the majority of the students that
attend these low-income schools are African
Americans and Latino students.
American Psychological Association. (2012). Facing the school dropout dilemma. Washington, DC: Author.
Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/pi/families/resources/school-dropout-prevention.aspx

4. Risk Factors (poor academic
performance)
 Both the APA and Furey agree that poor academic performance
contributes and is a predictor to students quitting school. Furey
(2008) believes that students who are at risk for failure from as
early as kindergarten are more likely to dropout. She adds that
Latino students are more vulnerable to failure because they do not
excel in writing and math during elementary education.
 The APA (2012) elaborates this key factor by explaining that
students must master reading by the third grade in order to make a
gradual transition from “learning to read to reading to learn”. These
students are more inclined to dropout.
 Furey, E. R., (2008). Impact of poverty and parental expectations on Latino student high school dropout rates.
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 American Psychological Association. (2012). Facing the school dropout dilemma. Washington, DC: Author.
Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/pi/families/resources/school-dropout-prevention.aspx

5. Critical milestones
 Learning to read by the 3rd grade
 Progression from sixth through eight grade must
yield success in reading, math, and English as
well as absenteeism.
 Children’s beliefs in their competence and
motivation to succeed academically especially in
high school.
 Student effort
 American Psychological Association. (2012). Facing the school dropout dilemma. Washington, DC: Author.
Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/pi/families/resources/school-dropout-prevention.aspx

6. Critical milestones cont’d
 Positive peer associations
 A smooth transition into ninth grade
 Implementation of prevention programs that
reinforce students’ social and emotional assets.
 Implementation of programs that focus on
social, emotional, and academic learning from
kindergarten.
 American Psychological Association. (2012). Facing the school dropout dilemma. Washington, DC: Author.
Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/pi/families/resources/school-dropout-prevention.aspx

7. Race/ethnicity and poverty
 Academic predictors are significantly higher for
students of color
 English language learners or those not fluent in
English are at a higher risk.
 Mediocre schools outweigh good parenting
practices in low-income areas
 Several risk factors affect children born in low-
income areas predict school failure, dropout, and
entry into the juvenile justice.
 American Psychological Association. (2012). Facing the school dropout dilemma. Washington, DC: Author.
Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/pi/families/resources/school-dropout-prevention.aspx

8. Race/ethnicity and poverty cont’d
 African Americans students are more often disciplined or
suspended because the lack of cultural sensitivity
training thus contributing to dropout.
 Risk of falling into the school to prison pipeline
specifically with boys of color lead to high school
dropout.
 This population is not given the best opportunity and
necessary investment.
 Dropout prevention does not pay attention to social and
emotional factors.
American Psychological Association. (2012). Facing the school dropout dilemma. Washington, DC: Author.Retrieved from
http://www.apa.org/pi/families/resources/school-dropout-prevention.aspx

9. Dropout rates affect the U.S.
economy
 Average annual income for a high school
dropout was $19,540
 High school dropouts are the greatest affect of
the ongoing recession.
 The risk of incarceration is much higher for male
dropouts.
 Simply by cutting the dropout rate of Class 2008
in half has estimated to bring several billion
additional dollars in economic benefits.
 American Psychological Association. (2012). Facing the school dropout dilemma. Washington, DC: Author.
Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/pi/families/resources/school-dropout-prevention.aspx

10. Conclusion
 High school dropout deeply causes harm to a
successful future.
 High school dropout only continues the cycle of
poverty.
 A good education is key to ending poverty within
our youth.
 Implementation of effective early prevention is
essential to end high school dropout.
 American Psychological Association. (2012). Facing the school dropout dilemma. Washington, DC: Author:
.
Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/pi/families/resources/school-dropout-prevention.aspx

11. References
 References
Christenson, S. L., & Thurlow, M. L. (2004). School dropouts:
prevention considerations, interventions, and challenges. Current
Directions in Psychological Science, 13, 36-39.
doi: 10.1111/j.0963-7214.2004.01301010.x
Furey, E. R., (2008). Impact of poverty and parental expectations
on Latino student high school dropout rates.
Retrieved from
userwww.sfsu.edu/~elisar/documents/Researchproject705.pdfYou
+1'd this publicly
American Psychological Association. (2012). Facing the school
dropout dilemma. Washington, DC: Author.
Retrieved from
http://www.apa.org/pi/families/resources/school-dropout-prevention.aspx
.