Why We Are All Effected by the Dropout Crisis
Research Article/Paper
“The Social Costs of Inadequate Education,” Teachers College Symposium on Education Equity, Teachers College, Columbia University (October 2006).
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Businesses Are Profiting off of Dropouts at the Government’s Expense
News Article
Rubin and Cleeland, “Failing Students Spell Profits for Some Schools” in “The Vanishing Class,” The Los Angeles Times (January 29 - February 13, 2006).
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Returning to School Yields Economic Benefits for Individuals and Society in Illinois
Research Article/Paper
“The Lifetime Fiscal Benefits to Illinois Taxpayers and Individuals Who Return and Finish High School,” Center for Labor Market Studies.
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