If students do not feel they are learning , they will not continue to go to school .
These same reports also show that in 2002 , 56 % of African - American students graduated from high school with a diploma , while 78 % of whites students graduated .
If students do not feel African - American are learning , African - American will not continue to go to school .
These same reports also show that in 2002 , 56 % of African - American students graduated from high school with a diploma , while 78 % of whites students graduated .