Infographic: The Dropout Crisis in America

The U.S. faces a dropout crisis. At the current rate, nearly ⅓ of students starting high school in many large cities will not graduate – at a huge cost to themselves and society at large. buildOn works with students in many of the most challenged schools in these cities. Our youth service programs empower students to better their communities and cultivate the grit and determination needed for academic and personal success. That’s why 95% of buildOn students not only graduate but go on to college. Here’s why that’s so important:

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Source Information:

• U.S. Department of Education: http://www.ed.gov/blog/2012/02/duncan-schools-on-the-court/
• The Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/04/28/for-the-first-time-the-u-s-high-school-graduation-rate-tops-80-percent-report-finds/
• Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed At Risk: http://www.csos.jhu.edu/crespar/techReports/Report70.pdf
• SFGate.com: http://blog.sfgate.com/inoakland/2013/04/12/graduation-rate-of-students-in-ousd-high-schools-improves/
• Chicago Tribune: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-04-25/opinion/ct-dropout-crisis-chicago-solution-perspec-0425-20140425_1_school-graduation-graduation-rate-new-heights
• Detroit Public Schools: http://detroitk12.org/schools/reports/2012-2013_annual_education_report/82010.pdf
• Philadelphia Public Schools Notebook: http://thenotebook.org/blog/146839/some-improvement-district-graduation-rate-2013
• The Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/articles/new-york-high-school-graduation-rates-inch-up-1403572053
• Hartford Courant: http://articles.courant.com/2014-05-15/community/hc-high-school-graduation-rates-0515-20140514_1_graduation-rate-hartford-public-high-culinary-arts-academy
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t04.htm
• San Jose Mercury News: http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_25771303/schools-v-prisons-educations-way-cut-prison-population
• PBS: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/tavissmiley/tsr/education-under-arrest/fact-sheet-drop-out-rates-of-african-american-boys/
• Northeastern University: http://www.northeastern.edu/clms/wp-content/uploads/The_Consequences_of_Dropping_Out_of_High_School.pdf