Thompson: A Depression For Dropouts
Adam Davidson explained on NPR's "All Things Considered" that the unemployment rate is 9.6%, but for people who finished college, the unemployment rate is a much less terrifying 4.7%. For high school dropouts, the unemployment rate is more than 15%. So, the difference between the challenge faced by a college graduate and a high school dropout is the difference between facing a "lousy economy" as opposed to a depression. We should keep this in mind while reading Robert Balfanz' "Building a Grad Nation." It reported that New York City increased graduation rates by 10% between 2002 and 2008. I am not
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