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School Dropouts or "Early Leavers" Are Not Randomly Distributed Throughout

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School dropouts or "early leavers" are not randomly distributed throughout the population. Who are Canada's dropouts and why do they leave school early?


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Freedom Rides

Civil rights demonstrations in the 1960s where activists rode interstate buses into segregated southern states to challenge the non-enforcement of Supreme Court rulings.

Constitutional Rights

The rights afforded to individuals by the constitution of their country, often including freedoms such as speech, assembly, and religion.

Voting Rights Act

A landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting, signed into law in 1965.

Literacy Tests

Tests that were historically used as a voting qualification tool in the United States, designed to disenfranchise certain groups, particularly African Americans.

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