Fact about: High School Dropouts

1. Fact about: High School Dropouts The complexity of today’s world calls for an education system that ensures the vast majority of students successfully complete education beyond high school Even those who go directly to work after high school will need additional training and education at some point in their working lives.

2. High School Dropouts Why is this Possible? “The state released numbers . . . estimating that 1 in 4 California students -- and 1 in 3 in Los Angeles -- quit school.” So, who do you think is going to dropout of school? Look around, take a guess, then listen.

3. High School Dropouts

4. Some Startling Statistics • “In today's data-happy era of accountability, testing and No Child Left Behind, here is the most astonishing statistic in the whole field of education: an increasing number of researchers are saying that nearly 1 out of 3 public high school students won't graduate, not just in Shelbyville but around the nation.” • More than seven thousand students become dropouts every school day. Annually, that adds up to almost 1.3 million students who will not graduate from high school with their peers as scheduled. • Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1181646,00.html#ixzz1g0o890Dp

5. What Were Some Reasons? • Their classes were not interesting;
 • They were not motivated or inspired to work hard;
 • They were failing in school and could not keep up with school work;
 • They had missed too many days and could not catch up on their work;
 • They had repeated a grade;
 • They had to work;
 • They became a parent;
 • They had to care for a family member;
 • They were doubtful they could meet their school’s graduation requirements even if they had put in the necessary effort

6. What’s The Impact? The economic value attached to completion of ever-greater levels of education is well documented. In 2009, adults ages 25 and older who had dropped out of school or had not acquired a GED earned up to 41 percent less than those who had completed high school or had GEDs, census data show. The gap widened when comparing the incomes of high school dropouts with people with bachelor's degrees. In 2009, male and female college graduates earned $57,714 and $39,263 respectively, while male and female high school dropouts earned $21,629 and $13,943, respectively (U.S. Census Bureau, 2011).

7. Some More Interesting Facts “Research indicates that about 75 percent of America’s state prison inmates, almost 59 percent of federal inmates, and 69 percent of jail inmates did not complete high school.”http://www.all4ed.org/files/SavingFutures.pdf

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