Nevada, one of the largest counties in the U.S with a population estimate of 2.7 million people as per 2013 survey, ranks last among the 47 counties in rates of high school graduates with. The total turnover for those graduating from high school and above falls below the national percentage on the same. In 2012 Nevada ranked last in high school graduate rates with a low of 63% compared to the national record high of 80%.
However the rates of enrollment have steadily increased in almost all respective education stages starting from first up to postgraduate. In comparison, the percentage of those enrolling between ages of 7-13 and lower is quite high as compared to those being enrolled for high school (13-19 years of age). This creates lots of questions as in where does the difference between the two go? Statistics from Enrollment Trends (2010). The difference gets even worse for transition between high school and college/undergraduate. In this writing we try to figure out the reasons behind the poor ranking, school dropout, the general perception of the Nevadans towards current education and its systems among other issues contributing to the failing educational results by Nevada as a county. We review the topic in four major subtopics: …show more content…
Most of the English learners constitute of black-Nevadans and Hispanics. In recent years their population has risen and account for almost a quarter of those enrolled in schools. The number is expected to rise to a larger magnitude with more of the immigrants’ births. Their impact to the societal can be traced way back to the building of the industrial Las Vegas. In survey, the ELLs account for the biggest percent of the school dropouts. This is attributable to continuous failure in class work, which comes as a demotivation to the child and finally drives him/her to dropping out of
However the rates of enrollment have steadily increased in almost all respective education stages starting from first up to postgraduate. In comparison, the percentage of those enrolling between ages of 7-13 and lower is quite high as compared to those being enrolled for high school (13-19 years of age). This creates lots of questions as in where does the difference between the two go? Statistics from Enrollment Trends (2010). The difference gets even worse for transition between high school and college/undergraduate. In this writing we try to figure out the reasons behind the poor ranking, school dropout, the general perception of the Nevadans towards current education and its systems among other issues contributing to the failing educational results by Nevada as a county. We review the topic in four major subtopics: …show more content…
Most of the English learners constitute of black-Nevadans and Hispanics. In recent years their population has risen and account for almost a quarter of those enrolled in schools. The number is expected to rise to a larger magnitude with more of the immigrants’ births. Their impact to the societal can be traced way back to the building of the industrial Las Vegas. In survey, the ELLs account for the biggest percent of the school dropouts. This is attributable to continuous failure in class work, which comes as a demotivation to the child and finally drives him/her to dropping out of