On Fri, 11 Nov 2016 19:33:33 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 11/11/2016 6:16 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2016-11-11 12:48 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> According to CNN
>>> Take income. In 2014, the median household income for whites was $71,300
>>> compared to $43,300 for blacks. But for college-educated whites, the
>>> median household income was $106,600, significantly higher than the
>>> $82,300 for households headed by college-educated blacks, the report
>>> found.
>>
>>
>> Notice the big jump in incomes where there is college education. If more
>> people who think of themselves as oppressed minorities would buy into
>> the value of education you would likely see higher average incomes.
>
>College? Look at the numbers of high school dropouts. Runs about 10%
>these days. I've had some apply for a job but all they get is "come
>back when you have a diploma or GED"

I blame a lot of that on the 'no child must fail' syndrome. Some do
and it is best they stay back a year and re-learn and grasp what they
didn't do the previous year. Move them on and they definitely won't
be able to cope and thus likely become a dropout.