– And about effective education spending in general
Add the Messenger-Inquirer’s editorial staff to the group of Kentuckians who are finally getting the message – high school dropouts cost this state plenty, in many ways. And, just throwing money at the problem isn’t the answer.
The newspaper opines’ in “Editorial: Education is a community investment” (subscription), that high school graduates in the Owensboro area, “Earn about $27,000 more per year on average than those who never receive a diploma. That translates into lost occupational tax revenue for cities and counties.” The editors correctly go on to say, “That translates into a tax burden that's spread over the entire population.”
The article later points out that the issue of high school dropouts has been under study since the 1960s. So, this really isn’t news, but the failure to effectively deal with this long-term school issue is now coming home to roost big time as jobs for non-high school graduates get scarce while the international economy is leaving more under-educated Americans behind than ever before.
Although the dropout situation really isn’t news, there is a real breath of fresh air in this editorial. While the editors do close with an expected call for more money, they also say, “Of course, the answer doesn't lie in just throwing more money at the current education system.”
Wow!
A newspaper with a strong history of KERA support is getting it. We have to do intelligent things with our money that really work for kids, and the current education system isn’t going to get the job done on its own.
I don’t know if we could have said that much better.
Monday, October 5, 2009
More getting the message about high school dropouts
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Why don't these childrens want to fill they heads with knowledge? It just don't make no sense to me. They just looking to ride around in they pink cadillacs slurping down some slushees they bought at the 7/11.
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