Report: Louisiana ranks first in dropouts
Published: Oct. 11, 2011 at 3:46 PM CDT|Updated: Oct. 17, 2011 at 8:33 AM CDT
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Louisiana had the highest dropout rate in the country last year, according to the newest report released by the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana.
The PAR report lists the main reasons for dropping out, like boredom and discipline problems.
It also offers recommendations to legislatures, school districts and communities on how to solve the problem.
PAR president Robert Travis Scott said the state's high dropout rate is a difficult challenge that's not impossible to fix.
This report comes on the heels of results showing 44 percent of public schools in Louisiana are failing.
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