Myths and Facts About High School Dropouts
Posted by on June 9, 2006
[posted from Public Education Network newsblast]
MYTHS & FACTS ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS
Contrary to the popular notion that high school dropouts are unmotivated and do not value education, a new report from Jobs for the Future (JFF) finds that most dropouts are remarkably persistent in their drive to complete their education. Nearly 60 percent of dropouts eventually earn a high school credential – in most cases a GED — according to “Making Good on a Promise: What Policymakers Can Do to Support the Educational Persistence of Dropouts.” In addition, almost half of those that earn secondary credentials later enroll in two- or four-year colleges. Yet for all their effort, less than 10 percent of those dropouts who enroll in postsecondary education earn a degree, a critical factor in securing a
good paying job in today’s economy.
http://www.jff.org/JFF_KC_Pages.php?WhichLevel=1&lv1_id=4&lv2_id=0&lv3_id=0&KC_M_ID=287
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