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Latino High School Graduation. Defying the Odds.

Romo, Harriett D.; Falbo, Toni – 1996

This book describes how "at-risk" Hispanic youth defy the odds and stay in school to earn a high school diploma. Information about success is needed because Hispanic youth drop out at about twice the rate of non-Hispanic Whites. The discussion is based on the results of a 4-year longitudinal study of 100 Hispanic youth labeled at-risk by…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research