https://padlet.com/jhoward2931/o92f5l3p0vqrhkd0 Statistics on high school dropouts en-us 2022-09-08 15:43:48 UTC 2025-11-05 23:55:31 UTC hello@padlet.com jhoward2931 https://padlet.com/jhoward2931/o92f5l3p0vqrhkd0/wish/2289900333 High school dropouts are a very important and a very real issue in society. Compared to high school graduates, they are less likely find a job and earn a living wage, and more likely to be poor and to suffer from a variety of adverse health outcomes. They are more likely to rely on public assistance, engage in crime and generate other social costs borne by taxpayers. ]]> 2022-09-09 15:47:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jhoward2931/o92f5l3p0vqrhkd0/wish/2289900333 jhoward2931 https://padlet.com/jhoward2931/o92f5l3p0vqrhkd0/wish/2289901185 In 2009, poor (bottom 20 percent of all family incomes) students were five times more likely to drop out of high school than high-income (top 20 percent of all family incomes) students.]]> 2022-09-09 15:48:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jhoward2931/o92f5l3p0vqrhkd0/wish/2289901185 jhoward2931 https://padlet.com/jhoward2931/o92f5l3p0vqrhkd0/wish/2289902717 While family poverty is clearly related to dropping out, poverty associated with schools and communities also contributes to the dropout crisis. It is also well documented that schools in the United States are highly segregated by income, social class and race/ethnicity. ]]> 2022-09-09 15:49:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jhoward2931/o92f5l3p0vqrhkd0/wish/2289902717 jhoward2931 https://padlet.com/jhoward2931/o92f5l3p0vqrhkd0/wish/2291418201 Every school day about 7,000 students decide to drop out of school. Male and females dropout at approximately the same rate. (pg 75)]]> 2022-09-11 21:08:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jhoward2931/o92f5l3p0vqrhkd0/wish/2291418201 jhoward2931 https://padlet.com/jhoward2931/o92f5l3p0vqrhkd0/wish/2291419253 The dropout rate at year-round schools is approximately 2 percent, compared to 5 percent at non-year-round schools. (Pg 93)]]> 2022-09-11 21:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jhoward2931/o92f5l3p0vqrhkd0/wish/2291419253 jhoward2931 https://padlet.com/jhoward2931/o92f5l3p0vqrhkd0/wish/2291428769 Parents, business leaders, professionals, and peers volunteer to work with students in neighborhood schools. Goals might include dropout prevention, high achievement, improved self-esteem, and healthy decision making. (pg. 95)]]> 2022-09-11 21:32:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jhoward2931/o92f5l3p0vqrhkd0/wish/2291428769 jhoward2931 https://padlet.com/jhoward2931/o92f5l3p0vqrhkd0/wish/2291431298 It's estimated that half of all Americans on public assistance are dropouts. If all of the dropouts from the class of 2011 had earned diplomas, the nation would benefit from an estimated $154 billion in income over their working lifetimes.]]> 2022-09-11 21:38:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jhoward2931/o92f5l3p0vqrhkd0/wish/2291431298 jhoward2931 https://padlet.com/jhoward2931/o92f5l3p0vqrhkd0/wish/2291433424 Knowing this information can help someone better understand how kids perceive schooling. This information can make help make teachers classes more easily understood and more interactive for kids. ]]> 2022-09-11 21:43:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jhoward2931/o92f5l3p0vqrhkd0/wish/2291433424 jhoward2931 https://padlet.com/jhoward2931/o92f5l3p0vqrhkd0/wish/2291435816 1. Keep it real: Tell students the facts about life after dropping out
2. Give students a positive and safe place to go 
3. Provide career and technical education
4. Base lessons on student interests while still following state lessons
5. Multiple pathways for graduating
6. Use technology to engage students ]]> 2022-09-11 21:49:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jhoward2931/o92f5l3p0vqrhkd0/wish/2291435816 jhoward2931 https://padlet.com/jhoward2931/o92f5l3p0vqrhkd0/wish/2291438415 2022-09-11 21:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jhoward2931/o92f5l3p0vqrhkd0/wish/2291438415