Denver, January 18 (EFE) .- The gap in achievement levels between Hispanics and students from other communities in Colorado is shrinking, according to a report which highlighted that the graduation rate of Latinos grew three times more last year.

The report of the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) released yesterday, reveals that during the 2008-2009 school year increased the graduation rate and reduced the dropout rate in the total student body and especially among Hispanics.

Judith Martinez, principal consultant of CDE for dropout prevention, said changes in state laws and greater awareness of the benefits arising from completing high school collaborated to obtain good results.

Specifically, in 2009 graduated 57.8 percent of Hispanic students who should have done this year, compared with 55.6 percent in 2008.

At a general level, the graduation rate rose from 73.9 percent for the class of 2008 to 74.6 percent today.
For that reason, called “graduation gap”, which in 2008 was 18.3 percent, are now reduced to 16.8 percent.

The lower the “gap”, the better the academic performance of Hispanic students.

“Every time we see a greater concern locally about this issue (the in-school),” said Martinez.

“There is now greater awareness of the high cost of leaving school, the cost to students in terms of low wages or unemployment, as the cost to the community,” he said.

Martinez cited a study compiled by the National Center for School Participation (NCSE), which states that each dropout costs generates more than $ 200,000 for the community in which they live, because, for lack of sufficient education, that need of public support person throughout his life.

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