What is Pushout?
Non-membering (sometimes called pushout) is when a school drops a student from its attendance rolls.
In 2000-2001, 12.5% of Asian students dropped (or were pushed) out in Lowell, compared to 12.4% of Hispanics, 9.3% of African Americans, and only 6.4% of whites.
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