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…school dropouts, by a sixth for high school graduates, and by about 7% for those with some college education. Only the wages of college graduates are up. Of the fastest growing technical jobs, software engineering tops the list. According to a report from…

…in 40% of all academic problems and 28% of all college dropouts. In 1999, two out of five students were reported as "binge drinkers", and one in four were frequent binge drinkers (Harvard School of Public Health CAS). The intensity of students drinking habits…

…The Polaroid Corporation is a photographic equipment & supply company based in Massachusetts. It was founded in 1937 by a college dropout who wanted to follow his ideas of the polarization of light. By 1948 Polaroid had a strong presence…

…into American society. High dropout rates for Latino students, low graduation rates from high schools and colleges have imprisoned Spanish speakers at the bottom of the economic and educational ladder in the United States (Duignan). Teachers often ignore the special…

…rates, where "(t)he usual picture of high school dropouts focuses on their socioeconomic circumstances. It is true that most of them come from poor families,… (but) (b)eing poor has a small effect on dropping out of school independent of IQ; it has…

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…politicians use the education issue as a plank in election platforms. News media fill space with news of declining test scores, increased dropout rates and low quality teachers. Accountability has become the pennant of political campaigns. Accountability…