what are the leading reasons for african americans droping out of high school?
970734
If one does not have a parent or guardian who makes them complete school, you will have many dropouts. Parenting is powerful.
65660
please note: this is mostly personal experience and opionion \n\nMany kids drop out (believe it or not) because they are not chalanged academically. It is easy to find high schoolers that are doing poorly in school because they have no intrest in doing the work. Some are duel exceptionality (both gifted and learning disabled) and because of this are only incouraged in their disability. Also you must have the grades to be moved to a higher grade level according to most public schools any test score doesn't matter. Allow not only tests but also teachers to list a student for testing to be moved up in grades. Encourage individual curriculum or unusual class scedules according to need.Homeschool, corespondace, school-to-work programs are all helpful when a tradidtional public education system fails.
404127
Laziness, lack of motivation, apathy.  Poor preparation from previous schooling.  Picking a major that you actually like.  Peer-pressure, he-said-she-said distractions.  Bad teachers.  Bad girlfriends/boyfriends. Bad roommates.
123499
The reasons for this "Great Migration," as it came to be called, are complex. Thousands of African-Americans left the South to escape sharecropping, worsening economic conditions, and the lynch mob. They sought higher wages, better homes, and political rights
1036144
It has been a disaster.\n\nWhat has happened is: a lot of schools have been trying to push out the problem kids because they need their success rate to increase. My nephew went through this and ended up dropping out as soon as he turned 16.
3463
Ask yourself why you want to drop out.  Is it because your grades are poor?  Lack of interest?  Not being challanged?  Think of solutions, a tutor, advanced classes, maybe skip a grade?  I'd talk with your school counselor before you make any decisions.
807017
That sounds like a good school. I don't mean to be negative but I feel like African American youth today are still being taught that they are held back or held down and that's not the case at all. So if they are in an institution where they can't see a majority of themselves and especially in an institution of thriving, they feel it's confirmed.
965389
I wouldn't suggest dropping out if that is what you are considering at this point.  However the above answers are very accurate. \nHigh school can be difficult and provide challenges, but it also a very good experience that young people should have.  If you are struggling, there are ways to get help and bring up your grades.  If you still can't manage to bring them up enough upon graduation to be accepted to colleges, you can also take courses afterward to prepare you for college in most communities.  These are also considered when you apply to schools.  Dedication is important as anything else ;-)
494751
30% of the students in high in the U.S. drop out.
413638
I agree! Get your GED and then go to college. Why be a drop-out????
987559
The main reason is pure ignorance of the black culture.  Plus the negative stereotypes of black men ie (thugs, dope dealers, etc) from medias such as newspapers, tv and music.
317437
-lack of resourses and poorly financed\n-lack of parental involvement and support\n-odd and mismanaged educational priorities.  Example: to waste time teaching Intelligent Design as a science\n-too much time off and vacations.
526588
There are a ton of reasons!\n\nAlways late to work\n\nNot completing assigned tasks\n\nAssigned tasks are done incorrectly\n\nRude to the Instructor or the students\n\nNot abiding by the school's rules\n\nEtc.
548341
We (black people) keep ourselves down. The stories I could tell you. Everyone wants to blame the white man, but what happens when the white man isn't around? \nNO white person is telling these kids not to go to school. I know a girl whose mother let her skip the entire school year. I know kids that are proud to be 18 years old and in the 9th grade. A lot of black kids I know hate school and you can't tell them anything.\nI know black that hate me because I went to college and their child didn't. I've lost jobs because of that and left one because of it. We won't hold each other accountable for our actions. Blaming the white man is easy.\nI refuse to blame the white man for something in my community. I've seen too many people try to help blacks and give up because it fell on deaf ears.
1087045
not going to college right after highschool.\nIt seems everyone is so much further ahead of me and i'm trying to play catch up.
503693
You can write about the Children's March that took place. Basically, all the African-American students, and even some white students walked out of school, met at this church & in waves of 50 walked out while the police kept sending them to jail. The jails were so full. There is so much information on this topic & even a video called the Children's March, I think. Hope this was good enough for you.
147847
From the time there have been high schools, students have dropped out.