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DESCRIPTION:Students, parents, and community members will march, rally, and speak 
 before and during a Fresno Unified School Board meeting to raise awareness 
 on the high local drop out rates. This is a continuation of “Educación 
 Sin Barrera’s/Education Without Barriers”, a campaign launched a year 
 ago that seeks to address and reduce the high drop out rates of Fresno’s 
 low-incomes students, immigrant students, and students of color. \n\nBased 
 on a combination of surveys, youth strategy sessions, and meetings with 
 community members and decision makers, the following three areas were 
 identified as contributors to the high rate of drop outs: Unfair and 
 discriminating discipline policies, the lack of a culturally relevant 
 curriculum, and the need to improve communication between students, 
 teachers, and student resource officers. \n\nPHOTO AND INTERVIEW 
 OPPORTUNITIES WITH STUDENTS AVAILABLE\n\nAccording to 2007-2008 statistics 
 from the CA Department of Education Black and Latino/a youths drop out at a 
 rate of 26-30%. This is above the rate of white youth at 20.5% and above 
 the states average of 23.9%. However, some sources report the drop out 
 rates of Black and Latino/a youth to be as high as 40%.  \n\nAccording to 
 Yeng Chang, a senior at Roosevelt High School, drop out rates “hurt 
 everyone because if someone drops out they won’t be able to get a job, 
 got to college, and support their family and community”.  \n\nIn addition 
 to providing personal testimony and findings, students, parents and 
 community members will be asking Fresno Unified to work with the community 
 in working towards a proactive solution to make sure our youth are staying 
 in school and prepared for college and a career.  \n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/04/26/18645759.php
SUMMARY:"Students Of Color Speak Up Against Drop Out Rates"
LOCATION:4:30pm--Gathering & March starting at 2014 Tulare Street Suite 718 (Tulare 
 & Van Ness)\n			\n5:00-6:30pm—March/Rally (East down Tulare towards 
 Fresno Unified Building beginning at Fulton)\n	\n6:30pm-7:00pm--POWERFUL 
 STUDENT TESTIMONIES during School Board Meeting\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/04/26/18645759.php
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