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What will startle us?
Friday, December 08, 2006 The business community in Connecticut is focused on the sad condition of high schools. Read more. Can Cleveland learn from Connecticut? South Carolina is moving with an ambitious new initiative. There are good ideas in these approaches. Read more. Can Cleveland learn from South Carolina? Earlier this week, I was teaching at the Economic Development Institute. When I mentioned the problem of high school drop-outs, I noted that Cleveland's drop out rate was about 60%. The head of economic development for the Austin Chamber was in my class. He raised his hand and asked: "If 60% does not startle the Cleveland business community, what will?" What would it take for our community to work toward the goal of a 90% graduation rate for all Cuyahoga County high schools? Earlier this fall, the Plain Dealer carried a report about school performance. That morning I spent a few minutes with the data that you can download from the state Department of Education web site. The decision to drop out of high school is the most important economic decision in a person's life. The cost: about $300,000 in lost lifetime earnings, according to the Bureau of the Census. Learn more. A good place to start: Learn about drop-out prevention from the National Dropout Prevention Center at Clemson University. Learn more. In western New York, First Niagara, a banking, investment and insurance company, has announced it will provide up to $500,000 to mentor public school students. Read more. 
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