YOUTH NEWS EUROPE
Tackling early school leaving There are several reasons for ESL, among them we can see the following: ● ●
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Migration background – They don’t speak the language, so they can’t go to school, instead they look for jobs. Lack of a comprehensive strategy – They don’t know what they should do. For example: If a pupil wants to raise his/her grades, but doesn’t know how, he/she might give up. Lacks of evidence-based policy-making – Students think that there’s no reason to go to school.
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Insufficient prevention and early intervention – Schools aren’t quick enough to help students who skip school.
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Family academic background – Children think that you don’t need to finish school. Economy – Can’t afford school. Insufficient interest in school – They think school is boring, so they drop out. Other opportunities – They think that they can get a job. Non-nuclear families – bad economy Mobbing – Children get afraid to go to school