Juggling a full time job isn’t easy when you’re in high school. In Toronto there is an achievement gap between students from different ethnic backgrounds, and those from low-income families and single parent households are at a greater risk of dropping out. Education determines employment opportunities in an increasingly knowledge-based economy, but it’s hard to compete when [...]
Read more...Andrea Caceres Cahero dropped out of high school to enter the work force when her mother asked for financial help. By Melinda Maldonado The Mexican-born 23-year-old says moving from Monterrey, Mexico to Toronto at 16 was a rough transition. Studying in English at a new school was hard. Although there were many Spanish-speaking girls at [...]
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