High School Drop Out Rates cost the US Billions

High School drop out rates affect our economy in vast and numerous ways.  Eating at the core of our job market and economic growth as a whole we are faced with the question of what to do with our education system.  Our nations High School drop out rates are only growing and the expense of this over the life time of just one drop out is imense.  To put things into perspective;  if the kids that had dropped out of high school had actually graduated in the year 2007, this country would have benefited with an additional 321 Billion dollars over their lifetime.  Go to The Kidpreneur Club and donate to a movement dedicated to educating kids about entrepreneurship, business and real-world lessons.