Today's Children in Tomorrow's World

According to the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, about 79 percent of all students in Connecticut graduate from high school with a regular diploma in four years. For Hispanics the rate is 55%, Afriacan Americans are at 63% and white students are at 85%.  Over the last few years, researchers have confirmed that more students are dropping out of high school then had originally been reported.   Connecticut had estimated that 92 percent of students graduated in four years in 2008, 2007 and 2006. Recently announced federal regulations require that states use a common formula for reporting. Adults 18 and older with a master’s, professional or doctoral degree earned an average of $79,946, while those with less than a high school diploma earned about $19,915 according to the U.S. Census Bureau.  Dropouts from the class of 2008 will cost Connecticut almost $2.5 billion in lost wages over their lifetimes.