high school dropouts

8 Stats and Facts – High School Dropouts

Nearly one out of every four high school students dropout. The cost is high for the dropout, community, and business…

America’s Talent Shortage

According to U.S. Department of Labor data, 62% of all U.S. jobs in 2010 will require higher skill levels. While 97 million people will be needed, only…

While academics and bureaucrats fiddle, dropout rate soars

The high school dropout rate in the U.S. is soaring.  The Obama administration has budgeted  $50 million to dropout prevention program, but solving this problem will require…

OOPS! Math mistake forces teacher layoffs

You can only sit back and smile at the irony of this story. U.S. high school students are getting their lunches eaten when it comes to math and science…

Education Pipeline is Drying up

Our education pipeline is drying up, according to a recent report released by the Center for American Progress.  As a result, America is not on track to create the…

The Dumbest Generation?

The generation that is most comfortable with digital technology, which gives them unprecedented access to all of the world’s knowledge, knows less than the previous generation that lacked…