I See the Education System Leaving People Behind

Especially in rural America. In my community only 1 in 4 graduate hs and our of them only 1 in 10 will get any kind of college degree or training. Because of that a lot of our local education is subpar. My dad went straight from hs to college he had to retake the Spanish he should have got in hs and remedial math

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GJOFJ3 · 61-69, M

That is VERY unusual. Far below the national average

Mountainlady16 · 22-25, F

National avg includes large cities. My dad graduated in 2001. His class started 9th grade wirh 632 students. They gradusted 165 and that includes kids originally part class of 2000 that failed the 9th

GJOFJ3 · 61-69, M

@Mountainlady16: was that more than 20 years ago? I was using numbers from 2-3 years ago

Mountainlady16 · 22-25, F

@GJOFJ3: 2001 was 16 years ago