push out rate
n.— «The dropout rate, or more accurately the “push out rate,” for Indians is 250 percent higher than it is for the general population.» —“Racism in Indian country” by Dean Chavers Indian Country Today (Canastota, New York) Nov. 7, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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