They require more than the normal school program. but schools are strapped as it is and this new "injection" of funding can help schools provide these extra services. For example. limited English speaking proficiency is a major risk factor for dropping out school. especially for Latino children. according to the General Accounting Office in their July 1994 report. For Latino students born in the U.S.. the dropout rate is 18 percent. For newly immigrated Latino students. the dropout rate is 44 percent. For AfricanAmerican students the dropout rate is 12 percent and for Anglo students it is 9 percent. according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Nearly one in five Latinos between ages 16 and 24 leaves school without a diploma [Hispanic Dropout Project.
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