Wednesday, April 8, 2009

A Scandal More Shameful than AIG and Just as Costly for Taxpayers


by Keli Goff
Huffington Post
April 8, 2009

...• A 2008 study found that high school dropouts cost the American public more than $100 million a year.

• A 2009 study found that one high school dropout in Ohio will cost that state's taxpayers $200,000 from the time they dropout until they are 65 years of age.

• Every 29 seconds another American student becomes a dropout, meaning two (depending on how quickly you read) have dropped out since you began reading this post....

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