Why Not Drop Out?
Across the country, nearly 1 out of every 4 high school students is dropping out, according to boostup.org.
You can check the statistics on drop-out rates in your state here. You can read reasons why students drop out here.
Why do you think students drop out of high school? Why do you think they don’t graduate? Do you think they should stay in school and graduate? After all, David Karp, founder of Tumblr, dropped out of high school and recently sold his company to Yahoo for $1.1 billion. He seems to be doing okay, so what’s the big deal?
High school graduates are seven times more likely to own their own homes, will earn $260,000 more
