Claim:
Summer break in Alaska should be spread throughout the school year to prevent drop-out rates for high school students.
Facts:
Low-income families are more prone to drop out.
“Some learners may feel they are too far behind academically to catch up”
The median income in Alaska rose, so the dropout rate in Alaska fell.
High-income families have fewer dropouts.
Summer break in Alaska should be spread throughout the school year to prevent learning loss in high school students. Learning loss is also associated with dropout rates.
Questions:
dropout rates and low-income families?
dropout rates in Alaska?
what is/was the median income in Alaska?
Correlation to summer break and dropouts?
will eliminating summer break prevent high school dropouts?
Are low-income families more prone to dropout? Why?
