Report finds Georgia dropouts earning less

Georgia high school graduates earn an average of $ 8,089 more each year compared to dropouts, according to the Alliance for Excellent Education, a Washington-based advocacy organization. About 1.3 million U.S. students dropped out from the class of 2010. Reducing the dropouts by half could create and extra 3,700 jobs in Georgia. Information: http://www.all4ed.org.

high school graduates nationwide earn an average of $8,000 more annually compared to high school dropouts.

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