Dropping Out In The Brazos Valley
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Updated: 8:57 PM Apr 8, 2008
Dropping Out In The Brazos Valley
A national report shows a staggering number of children dropping out of school.
Posted: 7:27 PM Apr 7, 2008
Reporter: Mike George
Email Address: george@kbtx.com
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A national report shows a staggering number of children dropping out of school.

In places like Detroit less than 25 percent of the students complete high school. In some school districts in Houston less than 50 percent are graduating.

Here's a look at some of the school districts in The Brazos Valley.
According to the Texas Education Agency, The Anderson-Shiro School District has the highest percentage of kids graduating at almost 95 percent. College Station is next with 88 percent completion rate. The district with the lowest completion rate is Bryan I.S.D. at 74 percent.

Here's how the rest of the school districts in this area shakeout:

Brenham 83.2%
College Station 88.4%
Hearne 87.9 %
Huntsville 81.3%
Leon 87.7%
Madisonville 84.6%
Snook 87.5%

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Posted by: MIKE Location: BRYAN on Apr 13, 2008 at 09:34 PM

I have one in BISD and two in private school. Next year all will be in Private school. My wife will just need to get a job. BISD please give me my TAX money back. Talking with BISD-ADM is a waste of time and my money. If BISD was a business it would be Enron and gone.
Posted by: The REAL D. Location: College Station on Apr 13, 2008 at 05:05 PM

Dear Fake D: Impersonating a blogger? Maybe YOU need to get a life!
Posted by: Kay on Apr 13, 2008 at 09:21 AM

I have been in the education field for more that 22 years. I was a classroom teacher for many many years and now I hold an administrative position (not a principal). You cannot blame dropouts on any one thing. Kids drop out to support their family, because they are unsuccessful, because of conflicts in the school (with peers or educators), and for many, many other reasons. As a classroom teacher, I taught students not subjects. I didn't and still don't have time to lobby for a pay raise. Most educators have the thought in the back of their mind that someday the kids we are teaching will be taking care of us. Good teachers don't go into teaching for the money. As in any profession, there are some bad apples in the education field but you absolutely cannot place all the blame on educators. I believe that you can not 100% of the time leave no child behind. Life happens and not everyone is cut out to attend college. What happened to vocational tracks? Ask a legislator.....
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