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At Inner-City LA High, Nearly 6 in 10 Drop Out
- Post AuthorBy Henry Wolff
- Post DateTue Aug 19 2008
90 percent immigrants; 58 percent dropout rate.
- Post TagsRace in Schools
90 percent immigrants; 58 percent dropout rate.
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