According to the Department of Education, 44% of Nevada’s schools are “dropout factories”. I was lucky enough to graduate from one such “factory,” but I can’t say the same for many of my fellow classmates. While I do believe in personal responsibility, this is clearly not a personal problem. When nearly half of all schools in an entire metropolitan area are considered “dropout factories”, there are SYSTEMIC problems that must be addressed. As President Obama has repeatedly said over the past few weeks, 2011 is going to be a year of tough decisions with respect to the budget. Hopefully the lobbyists and the talking heads will realize that education is simply too important to be slashed to pieces. Because when the smoke clears from the recovery, the elephant that is our broken education system will still be in the room. canisfamiliaris: This interactive map from the AP highlights 1,700 of America’s “dropout factories,” where senior classes are made up of 60 percent or fewer of the kids who entered as freshmen. Read about the latest blow to education reform.

According to the Department of Education, 44% of Nevada’s schools are “dropout factories”. I was lucky enough to graduate from one such “factory,” but I can’t say the same for many of my fellow classmates. While I do believe in personal responsibility, this is clearly not a personal problem. When nearly half of all schools in an entire metropolitan area are considered “dropout factories”, there are SYSTEMIC problems that must be addressed.

As President Obama has repeatedly said over the past few weeks, 2011 is going to be a year of tough decisions with respect to the budget. Hopefully the lobbyists and the talking heads will realize that education is simply too important to be slashed to pieces. Because when the smoke clears from the recovery, the elephant that is our broken education system will still be in the room.

canisfamiliaris:

This interactive map from the AP highlights 1,700 of America’s “dropout factories,” where senior classes are made up of 60 percent or fewer of the kids who entered as freshmen. Read about the latest blow to education reform.

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    canisfamiliaris:This interactive map from the AP highlights 1,700 of America’s “dropout factories,” where senior classes...
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    According to the Department of Education, 44% of Nevada’s schools are “dropout factories”. I was lucky enough to...
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    Dope site and startling stats! Oh my. You can look at the schools who qualify as “dropout factories” for each state....
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    And my mother doesn’t understand why I think education should be a national issue? This is why! Just because you’re born...
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    How am I not surprised that North Carolina has more than 20%? North Carolina schools suck ass. I’ve been in
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    My high school is on this list, as are 17 other public high schools in Broward County (and one of our charter schools)....
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    The high school I went to is on that list. Surprised, I am not.
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