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It has been well established that the school dropout rate for Hispanics, as compared to other students in American schools, is disproportionately high. The findings from Hispanic psychology research suggest that this anomaly can be largely attributed to what factor?
  1. Due to the Hispanic students’ limited knowledge of the English language, they get poor grades and lose interest in school.
  2. The Hispanic students’ parents don’t consider education that important, so neither do they.
  3. The Hispanic students fail to see how staying in school will benefit them.
  4. Racially discriminatory practices still persist in American schools.
Explanation
Answer: D - Hispanic psychology research findings suggest that the main reason why such a disproportionate number of Hispanic students drop out of high school has little to do with either a lack of proficiency in English or built-in values that education is unnecessary or unimportant. Rather, it is the continuing racially discriminatory practices in schools that make failure and dropping out a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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