How Improving the High School Graduation Rate Can Boost Your City's Economy

Alliance President Bob Wise describes the Alliance's recent study that demonstrates how reducing the high school dropout rate can lead to dramatic economic gains for the nation, states, and individual communities.

This data is available for every state and over 220 metro areas and shows how cutting the dropout rate in half can create jobs, boost home and automobile sales, increase individuals' earnings, raise spending and investment levels, support overall economic growth, increase state tax revenue, and grow human capital. To access data for your state or city, go to http://www.all4ed.org/econ.

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• high school graduation rates
• dropout rate
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• budget deficit