When analyzing statistical data among race, one has to be careful when accepting what they see as true. Researchers are sure to belittle any and all results of Blacks as compared to whites and Hispanics. This is all part of the plot to lessen the value of the Black race in America.

The study below is a perfect example of how research and experts cast negative input on the progress of Black Americans. If read carefully, one will notice that though the study is about high school dropouts - a negative among any race - there are excuses for white and Hispanic rates but a reason for the Black dropout rate.

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Dropout rates have gradually declined between 1972 and 2002. In 2002, 11 percent of young people aged 16 to 24 in the civilian, non-institutionalized population were not enrolled in and had not completed high school, down from 15 percent in 1972. In 1972, the dropout rate among non-Hispanic blacks was 21 percent, and, among non-Hispanic whites, it was 12 percent.

These rates declined substantially for each group by 2002, narrowing the gap between the two groups. The dropout rate for non-Hispanic black youth reached a historic low in 2001 of 11 percent. This drop is at least in part related to the dramatic increases in incarceration rates among black high school dropouts since 1980, which takes them out of the civilian non-institutionalized population on which these estimates are based.

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The phrase, "This drop is at least in part related to the dramatic increases in incarceration rates among black high school dropouts since 1980," imply that the only reason the dropout rate declined for Blacks is because there were more Blacks incarcerated, gives no credit to the fact that maybe Black children and or parents are improving altogether. Furthermore, it neglects to suggest that the public school system may play more of a role in Black incarceration and dropout rates than the abilities of Black children themselves.

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Blacks and Hispanics are more likely than non-Hispanic whites to drop out of high school. In 2002, 7 percent of non-Hispanic whites ages 16 to 24 were not enrolled in school and had not completed high school, whereas 12 percent of blacks and 26 percent of Hispanics had dropped out.

The high rate for Hispanics is in part the result of the high proportion of immigrants in this age group who never attended school in the U.S. Asian/Pacific Islanders, with a dropout rate of 4 percent, had the lowest dropout rate among all racial and ethnic groups in 2002.

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The above phrase does not necessarily give a reason for Hispanic dropout rates but more of an excuse why their dropout rates are higher. There is no reason or excuse given for why whites drop out of high school, in fact, the article is phrased in a way that eases the actually meaning of dropping out, which is phrased like thus: "non-Hispanic whites ages 16 to 24 were not enrolled in school and had not completed high school."

The article does not say they "dropped out." It says they were not "enrolled in school." This is an attempt to lessen the severity of meaning for whites in order to shed a darker shadow on people of color. Moreover, the statistics were possibly not measured accurately because of the population difference among the races.

There are obviously more whites in the country than there are Blacks and Hispanics and it would not be surprising if the researchers did not measure the stats according to those differences but according to an equal amount of subjects. In other words, if they studied 60 kids and there were 20 representative of each race, that does not reflect the true make up of the population differences. And they have done research this way before.

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Young people who drop out of high school are not likely to have the minimum skills and credentials necessary to function in today's increasingly complex society and technological workplace. The completion of high school is required for accessing post-secondary education and is a minimum requirement for most jobs. High school dropouts are more likely than high school completers to be unemployed.

Further, a high school diploma leads to higher income and occupational status. Interestingly, however, many youth who drop out of high school eventually earn a diploma or a GED. One study found that 63 percent of students who dropped out had earned a diploma or GED within eight years of the year they should have originally graduated.

Studies have found that young adults with low education and skill levels are more likely to live in poverty and to receive government assistance. High school dropouts are likely to stay on public assistance longer than those with at least a high school degree. Further, high school dropouts are more likely to become involved in crime.

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The concluding paragraph has Blacks written all in it. Though whites make up the majority of welfare cases in the country, and Hispanics are not far behind, and though there are more violent crimes committed by young white males than Black males, this connotation imply Blacks because other studies like this generally spotlight Black failure, which in turn implant negative thoughts about Blacks in the minds of others.

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