Op-Ed on at-risk students by former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell cites Alliance report on dropout rates

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Op-Ed on at-risk students by former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell cites Alliance report on dropout rates

According to the Alliance for Excellent Education, were the United States to convert enough non-graduates into graduates to reach a 90 percent high school graduation rate, it would result in an additional $8.1 billion in increased earnings every year. Non-graduates are disproportionately African American and Hispanic, presenting much more significant risk for the communities of color that will make up the U.S. majority by 2043. This is not a winning formula for the United States’ future.