It's Not Working.
29% of ninth graders fail to graduate with their class at the end of four years.
Too many students, especially those in urban school districts, are leaving school without the knowledge and skills they need to meet the demands of 21st century workplaces and communities. The result is a pattern of increased economic marginalization for those Americans with the least education – estimated at an average lost income of $400,000 between the ages of 18 and 64.
High school dropouts experience an average lost income of $400,000 between the ages of 18 and 64.