Ruben Gaztambide-Fernandez: Latin American Dropout Rate

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Channel: TVO Today · 2011 · Education

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Canada has earned international praise for immigrant student success, but not all first-generation students have such a glowing review of our outreach programs. In fact, the drop-out rate for Spanish-speaking students within the Toronto District School Board still hovers around 40 per cent. What's behind this trend and how do we close the achievement gap?

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