The Bad News
- 21% of children's families are at or below the federal poverty level
- 21% are between 100-200% of the federal poverty level (between $22,050 and $44,100)
- 28% of children from middle class families (Between $111k and $54k) drop out of the middle class as adults. This chance is increased by lack of education, single hood and divorce.
- Every 11 seconds of every school day, a high school student drops out
- Every 32 seconds, a baby is born into poverty in the United States
- Every 1 second of every school day, a student is suspended
- Every 18 seconds, a baby is born to an unmarried mother
- More education means more money
- High School Dropout $20.6k
- HS Graduate $30.6k
- College Dropout $32.3k
- Associates Degree $39.7k
- Bachelor's Degree $56.7k
- Master's Degree $73.7k
- Professional degree $127.8k
- Doctorate Degree $103.5
- Children of poor parents are less likely to remain poor if educated
- With a college education, children from failies in the bottom income quintile (less than $40,000) are:
- nearly 3 times less likely to stay in the bottom quintile
- nearly 3 times more likely to make $117,000 or higher
Anything we can do to advocate for the kids educational needs is going to help them later in life. Talk to those teachers, stay in contact. Sometimes this is the forgotten piece of the puzzle that can really make a difference.
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