Making Good on a Promise.

The article reports on the dropout problem in the U.S. Contrary to the popular image of dropouts as unmotivated kids who do not value the importance of education, researchers have found that most of the dropouts eventually earn a high school credential through the General Educational Development program. Despite their persistence, only 10 percent of those who gain high school credentials and enroll in postsecondary institutions earn a degree. Data analysis shows that although dropping out is epidemic in low-income communities, it is not just a problem of the poor.