The Need for
After-School Programs in Dallas
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Why
Dallas
Needs After-School Programs
Roughly
76.1% (135,232) of the children in the Dallas Independent School District
are economically disadvantaged and qualify for free or reduce school
lunches.
Dallas has
the second-highest graduation rate among the 10 largest U.S. cities.
However, roughly one out of every four residents (ages 25 and older) in
Dallas has not completed high school.
Hispanics in
Dallas have the lowest high school completion rate (33.4%) and the lowest
college completion rate (6.5%) among the major ethnic groups in the city.
Less than
50% of the Dallas ISD graduating seniors in 2002 took a college entrance
exam.
Less than
30% of Hispanic seniors graduating from the Dallas ISD in 2002 took a
college entrance exam.
There is a
steady increase in the number of 3rd graders in the Dallas ISD who are
passing the reading section of the TAKS test.
SAT and ACT
scores for Dallas ISD graduates are below the state average.
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