• Reality Check: 1/2 of all Americans have any kind of education after high school. That number drops to 25% for low income homes.
  • Reality Check: In 2002 a study showed that 23% of African American and Hispanic High School grads were ready to succeed in college.
  • Reality Check: 73% of new job applicants have been rated with fair or poor grammar, writing and spelling skills.
  • Reality Check: In 1998 the U.S. was 1st in the percentage of 25-34 year olds with a post-secondary degree. Now we’re 10th.
  • Reality Check: Simply put, High School drop outs will earn over $1 million less over a lifetime than a college grad.
  • Reality Check: 1 out of every three American ninth graders will drop out before they graduate.
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