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Direct linkWhiting, Gilman W. – Gifted Child Today, 2009
Despite the major push for higher student outcomes in graduation, school achievement, and test scores, even when legislated (NCLB, 2001), too many students fail to persist in school, often choosing to drop out as their last resort (Bridgeland, DiIulio, & Morison, 2006). Specifically, one third of the nation's students drop out of school, even when…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Males, African Americans, Academic Persistence
