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Download full textCanadian Council on Learning, 2009
Despite recent declines in high school dropout rates, thousands of young Canadians continue to leave high school every year without a diploma. Currently, approximately 20% of Canadians aged 20 years and over have never completed high school. Most Canadians recognize the link between educational attainment and quality of life, and know that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High Schools, Dropout Rate, Dropouts
Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC. – 1991
This report assesses the societal costs of substance abuse--especially cocaine and crack addition--and dropping out of school. It is organized around three themes: (1) the impact of cocaine and crack abuse in terms of crime, public spending, and lost productivity; (2) policies that move addicts away from crack; and (3) policies that reduce the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cocaine, Costs, Crack
