Published: June 22, 2006
Costs of Not Graduating Tallied by Researchers
The cumulative costs to the public from the nation's dropouts are in the billions, for both lost taxes and spending on social programs.
Young people who fail to earn a high school diploma do so at enormous cost to themselves and to society, according to data presented at a 2005 conference at Teachers College, Columbia University, on the social costs...
This article is available to subscribers only.
To keep reading this article and more, subscribe now or purchase this article.
Already have an account? Please login.
Subscribe to Education Week and Save
Get a full year and save up to 45%!
Most Popular Stories
Viewed
Emailed
Recommended
Commented
- Elementary School Teacher
- Success Academy Charter Schools, New York, NY
- Superintendent
- Pinellas County Schools, Pinellas County, FL
- Principals
- Prince George's County Public Schools, MD
- 2 Positions -Associate Superintendent and Chief Academic Officer, and Director of Human of Resources
- Washington County Public Schools, Hagerstown, MD
- K-8 Principal
- EdVantages/Performance Academies, Detroit, MI
Sponsored Advertiser Links
