High School Dropout Crisis

As of now our nation is facing a highschool dropout crisis, where a student dropouts of high school every 26 seconds, that 's 1.3 million students each year. On average, only 72% of America 's children graduate from high school. The median income for a high school dropout is $12,000 a year according to the American Graduate. So Those who do dropout of high school are more likely to turn to illegal activities in order to make money and many of them will end up in jail. According to Dosomething.org 75% of U.S. crimes are commited by a highschool dropout. Data collected from GradNation shows that some of the most common reasons for high school dropouts are no one cares if the student attended school, failing too many classes, had to work to provide …show more content…
In order to secure the United States’ place as one of the world’s most elite nations it is vital to ensure that the next generation has as much if not more knowledge than their predecessor, and at this moment it is very sad to say that some politicians do not believe in providing the next generation with the education that they require in order to maintain America 's pride. Governor Doug Ducey of Arizona is the prime example of a government official who has been blinded by money and his own political well being that he forgot his true purpose of being in office. Governor Ducey’s budget plan “...slashed $384 million in state programs, including $75 million in funding for Arizona’s public universities. But it earmarked $5 million for new, 3,000-bed private prison that even the state’s most notorious law enforcement official, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, argues is unnecessary” according to azcentral. It is most likely that Ducey’s budget plan was influenced by Arizona’s contract with private prisons and also by his friends over at the private prisons industry who helped him during his campaign by investing money into Governor Ducey’s campaign, in his article from …show more content…
Some of the opposing views are that the United States are in a time where prison population is at a most high and most prisons are overcrowded and understaffed. Critics argue that the government cannot afford to cut spending on prisons stating that cutting down on the prison budget would mean cutting down on many in prison programs that are place in order help inmates turn their life around, programs such as rehabilitation. Rehabilitation services along with other prison services provide jobs for many people and in cutting