National Dropout Rate Between Primary And Secondary Schools

In today’s society it has become even more crucial to obtain knowledge and graduate from high school. In the article “The True Cost of High School Dropouts” Henry M. Levin and Cecilia E. Rouse explain that the dropout rate imposes a heavy cost on the economy. Henry M. Levin is a professor of economics and education at Columbia University. Cecilia E. Rouse is a professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University. She also was a member of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers from 2009 to 2011. This article was found on “The New York Times” and was published Jan. 25th, 2012. They begin with stating the facts and giving sources to build credibility. They then go into what is being done wrong and what needs to be done in order to improve.

When children complete their basic primary and secondary education it results in numerous benefits for the children as well as the society in general. Studies show that completing a basic education reduces poverty, increases income by up to 10% per extra year of attending school, saves lives of children whose mothers have a secondary education, reduces the chances of getting HIV and Aids, and increases economic growth and GDP (Jalan & Ravallion, 2000; UNESCO, 2011a). Almost 70 years after the UN’s declaration, and having invested billions of dollars in education, more than 59 million children of primary school age are not attending school and 883 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate (UNESCO, 2015; UNDP, 2015). In light of this, the UN set out the ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ in 2015 where one of the principle targets is that all children worldwide “complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education” by the year 2030 (UN, 2015, p17). There are many difficult obstacles to achieving this goal, and the following section will explain that economic factors, conflict factors, climate change factors, and gender factors, and language factors are the major issues that need to be addressed.

Unfortunately, there is a negative feedback loop in many of these disadvantaged communities. We view education as such an important aspect of a person’s formation. However, in many communities, there is a significant lack of adequate educational institutions. With this lack in many communities, especially in hispanic communities, as noted in the article, there is a much smaller chance that these community members

Childhood poverty is a pervasive problem in the United States. Unfortunately, many children are affected by poverty, with young children being the most vulnerable. Some of the causes of poverty include lack of education, family composition, immigration, and unemployment. The government can help in many ways by promoting marriage and free and reduced school lunch programs. Poverty is a social problem because it’s widespread. People do not have the acquired skills needed to succeed in today’s society. Childhood poverty is even more challenging because children cannot help themselves and the solutions must come from social change in order to have a significant impact. To improve poverty, it is important to create enhancements in education

There are clear racial and economic disparities that exist in regards to high school dropout rates. Researchers found that African-American and Hispanic students experience higher rates of dropouts compared to White students. In 2012, the dropout rate for African-Americans was 7.5 percent. For the Hispanic population it was 12.7 percent, and for Native Americans it was 14.6 percent. All of these rates of minority dropout which are all significantly higher than the rates of Whites and Asians/Pacific Islanders (United State Department of Education, 2015). This was also true for students living in low-income families. They maintained greater rates of dropping out with 5.9 percent, while students from higher income families dropped out at a

Among all the educational challenges Mexico faces, expanding school coverage at all levels must be the most critical. The lack of infrastructure (facilities, school materials and basic utilities) is preventing Mexicans from getting a good quality education; this is why the improvement of school coverage should be a priority in both educational and social policies.

“Every year, over 1.2 million students drop out of high school in the United States alone. That's a student every 26 seconds – or 7,000 a day. 25% of high school freshmen fail to graduate from high school on time.” But this year, as I talked to my fellow seniors about their future plans, I never once heard, “I’m not going to college.”

High school dropouts are not only facing a miserable situation in the rest of lives but also

The quality of education is not well enough for the student to thrive from it and attain a well payed job to support the economy. Nations must be influenced to change their educational system despite the possible outcome of protests. Therefore, the nation of the Philippines believes In giving teachers more knowledge and to increase the number of people open to Internet. First, teachers must attain a Bachelor's degree at a certified teaching program and take the designated courses depending on their choice of subject major and/or grade level, but afterward pass the National Teacher Examination to become a certified teacher and have to complete courses to learn new information. These classes would occur quarterly and would teach teachers new ways to teach students. In Mexico, this solution has decreased the amounts of corruption in teacher unions and increase the quality of education. Now, good teachers will not only be given to the richer societies but to the entire student body. Second, UNICEF's Digital Drum is a solar powered computer made from local recycled oil drums. It contains waterproof keyboards, solar panels, and power efficient laptops. This creates a bridge between people who have access to Internet and those who don't. They have been preloaded with content on health, education, employment training, and other services. The cost is about $6,000 and a $2,000 annual maintenance. However, micro-businesses will increase such as battery and mobile phone charging stations, printing, and IT repairs. Despite the increase of Internet users in Latin America by 23%, other nations such as Haiti only have 10% of their entire population have Internet sources. In relation, Uganda had over 100 Digital Drums placed and have increased the amount of Internet users and decreased dropout rates. With this solution, we can ensure that Internet use is not only given to all people, but a given right to all people. In addition, increasing the parental decisions in the child's

The success of MENA countries clearly shows that investing in early childhood education is an effective and efficient method of improving literacy. Moreover, Hanemann (2006) found that increased funding on primary education resulting from UN Millennium Development Goals has increased global attendance and eliminated the gender gap.

Ryan Holeywell and Elizabeth Pierson Hernandez said, “Nearly two dozen Rio Grande Valley high schools were labeled ‘dropout factories’”(Holeywell and Hernandez, TheMonitor.com). Throughout the years dropout rates have increased within Texas as well as within the Rio Grande Valley. The most common reasons to this outcome has been teen pregnancy, and having to work to support a family house hold.

Early childhood education lays the foundation for future success. Therefore, primary education is a basic right that every child should be entitled to. However, in sub-Saharan Africa, one in five children received a primary education in the past and the proportions have considerably increased now to 59%. But even with this considerable increase to children who receive a primary education, literacy rates haven’t improved due to the inadequate quality of education. Therefore, lack of an adequate primary education is a problem in sub-Saharan Africa because it causes low literacy rates that harm the overall welfare of those countries and it could be best solved with a better internal education system and some external monetary aid.

Today, technology is advancing faster than ever. It’s incredible how humans have turned it into something more. Innovative ideas such as virtual reality, touchscreen devices, and audio helper (Alexa siri, google.) Furthermore, technology has evolved greatly for the education of students. Although technology has enhanced education, some students can’t fully utilize it if the circumstances at home prevents them from doing so. For example, Anson High School provides laptops that students can take home. With this, we can use it to our advantage to complete assignments online.

Mexico has had many issues in the past, but one that still haunts them is inequity. The rich people stay rich, while the poor people also stay poor. Mexico gives people and opportunity to build a good life and while some people are successful, other aren’t so lucky. Which leads to another current issue in Mexico which is education. Education is very poor in Mexico, and students tend to be behind compared to other students from different countries.

|The purpose of this essay is to analyze these three main causes of poverty in Mexico. |