Do Students Need Effectiveness Skills?

• Every year, more than a million students do not graduate with their peers.
• Fewer than 70% of students graduate from high school.
• Graduation rates for at-risk students are below 50%.
• 2/3 of students drop out of high school or graduate unprepared for college or a good job.
• In the 50 largest school districts, fewer than 48% of students graduate.
• 7000 middle and high school students drop out every day.
• High school graduates earn 40% more annually than drop-outs.
• College graduate lifetime earnings are $1,000,000 more than high school
  graduate lifetime earnings.