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Why Education Matters

Why Education Matters. Creating a Plan to Make the Most Out of High School. DID YOU KNOW?. A typical college graduate will earn $1.6 million more over a lifetime than a typical high school graduate.

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Why Education Matters

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  1. Why Education Matters Creating a Plan to Make the Most Out of High School

  2. DID YOU KNOW?

  3. A typical college graduate will earn $1.6 million more over a lifetime than a typical high school graduate.

  4. After graduation, students who took rigorous courses in high school earned 13% more in wages than those who did not…whether they went to college or not.

  5. College students who complete Algebra 2 in high school are nearly twice as likely to graduate from college as those who do not.

  6. Employers say that high school graduates they hire need the same skills and knowledge that colleges require of incoming freshman.

  7. 90% of the fastest growing professions—and 60% of all current jobs—require postsecondary education.

  8. After they experience the workplace, 70% of high school graduates surveyed wish they had worked harder and taken more rigorous courses in high school.

  9. So, does education matter?

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