Black male H.S. graduation rates lag behind whites

[Sad Bunny]

WASHINGTON - More than half the young black men who graduated high school in 2010 earned their diploma in four years, an improved graduation rate that still lagged behind that of their white counterparts, according to an education group's report released Wednesday.

The Schott Foundation for Public Education, which has tracked graduation rates of black males from public schools since 2004, said 52 percent of black males who entered ninth grade in the 2006-07 school year graduated in four years. That compared with 78 percent of white, non-Latino males and 58 percent of Latino males.

The foundation releases its report every two years. In 2008, the black male graduation rate was 47 percent.

The progress among blacks closed the racial divide on graduation rates by 3 percentage points over nine years to a 26 percentage-point gap.

"At this rate it would take nearly 50 years for black males to graduate at the same rate as white males," said John H. Jackson, president and CEO of the foundation. "I don't think the country can wait. I don't think any parent or student can wait for half a century to have the same opportunities, education, jobs as their white male counterparts."

Black male H.S. graduation rates lag behind whites

 

[Mr. Somebody]

By 10 percent? OMG friend we've got to allocate all assets to changing this dramatic pattern. Asians graduate 10 percent more then people of European descent Why are these stats never addressed. This pattern has to be just as important as the discrepancy between black and white, right, friend? We all have to be exactly equal for there to be true equality in this nation.

 

[Shugg84]

I really dont give a shyt anymore, the cycle gonna just keep continuing..I tell you this though, if all women lusted after a college cat instead of a aint shyt nikka...boy boy boy..the black race would be on top in 50 years..

 

[Serious]

high school is easy. They even have watered down curriculum's....

No sympathy on my behave.....

No excuses, No apologies......

 

[Shugg84]

Yea man i farted and passed high school..my homie had to fukk the teacher to pass though

 

[havoc00]

hs is bullshyt anyway

 

[BrothaZay]

In HS you literally get free 100s for buying tissue. You can literally buy As, and the work you do have to do is so fuccing easy that you hardly need to pay attention for it.

Either way, anything lower than a 90-95% graduation rate is still way too low for HS.

 

[Sad Bunny]

I really dont give a shyt anymore, the cycle gonna just keep continuing..I tell you this though, if all women lusted after a college cat instead of a aint shyt nikka...boy boy boy..the black race would be on top in 50 years..

this is just....dumb breh.

so you basically saying all black youth cares about is getting bytches and that motivates them?

 

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

no FUBU

Spoiler

think about that one

 

[Chris.B]

These n!ggas claim 300 but we bk

 

[AAKing23]

A black male that graduated in 2010 who's apart of that 52% checking in

 

[SouthernBelle]

this is just....dumb breh.

so you basically saying all black youth cares about is getting bytches and that motivates them?

Yes, some how it is a woman's fault that graduation rates are so low among black men. It has nothing to do with their effort and ability. You guys have such an external locus of control.

 

[you're NOT "n!ggas"]

in early this time this isn't news, as far as i know its always been this way. graduation rates goin DOWN or becomin stagnant is the real issue

 

[Jesus]

this is just....dumb breh.

so you basically saying all black youth cares about is getting bytches and that motivates them?

Of course...

 

[MoneyTron]