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High Cost of Dropping Out
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From Alliance for Excellent Education--Over 7,000 U.S. students drop out every school day. They join the ranks of the one million students who drop out each year. With limited options career-wise, they become more likely to experience erratic employment, depend on government assistance, and end up in the prison system. Why?
“ Students who learn more, earn more. ”
Students who drop out earn on average $9,000 less per year than their graduating peers. And it’s not just their own finances they’re impacting--our economy isn't getting the boost it would from students with degrees, who have increased buying power, higher taxes, and greater work productivity. Find out what some schools are doing to slow dropout rates or read the article below for more information on the high cost of dropping out.
