@GOOD Asks: How can we lower high school drop out rates?
We’ve covered the drop out epidemic before. In the United States, a kid drops out of high school every 26 seconds. Over the course of a year, that adds up to 1.2 million students. How can we lower this number?
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This is unbelievable! Again, I’m reminded of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion — spilling out valuable resources that are going untapped. What a waste of God-given gifts!
- 40 million American adults did not complete high school.
- The high school graduate, on average, earns $500,000 more in a lifetime as compared to an individual who did not complete high school.
- Most high school dropouts (70%) have the intellectual ability to complete the courses needed for high school graduation.
- Most high school dropouts do not feel a connection between high school courses and future employment.
- 75% of high school dropouts stated that if they could relive the experience, they would have stayed in high school.
- 81% of dropouts expressed a need for schooling that connected academics and employment.
Addendum 4/5/11: