Berkeley Dropout Rates Still High for Minorities
Source: berkeleydailypl Posted By: Peter 5433 days ago
State schools chief Jack O’Connell released the 2007-08 dropout and graduation rate report Tuesday, May 12, calling for comprehensive reform to address the large number of California students leaving high school before getting a diploma.
Berkeley Unified School District’s dropout rate was significantly lower than both the county and the state dropout rates, but rates for the city’s minority students were still high.
The report shows that 68.3 percent of public school students in California....