Statistics from Nevada are employed frequesntly to exemplify the impacts of a CASINO ECONOMY.
This defines NEVADA:
The states with the worst schools, 2015
By Thomas C. Frohlich and Alexander Kent January 20, 2015
2. Nevada
Overall grade: D
State score: 65.0
Per-pupil spending: $8,141 (5th lowest)
High school graduation rate: 60.0% (the lowest)
Eighth-graders proficient in math or reading: 28.3% (10th lowest)
Overall grade: D
State score: 65.0
Per-pupil spending: $8,141 (5th lowest)
High school graduation rate: 60.0% (the lowest)
Eighth-graders proficient in math or reading: 28.3% (10th lowest)
Less than 34% of children in Nevada had at
least one parent with a post-secondary degree, the lowest rate nationwide. Since
parents play perhaps the most important role in a child’s chance for success,
poor educational attainment rates among adults in Nevada were likely a factor in
children’s relatively poor achievements in school. Similarly, early education
can set the stage for a child’s entire academic career. Young children in Nevada
were among the least likely nationwide to attend preschool or kindergarten. With
the lowest high school graduation rate in the country, at 60% in 2012, young
adults in Nevada were also far less likely to pursue further education than
their peers in most states. While 55.1% of American young adults were enrolled
in or had completed a post-secondary degree program, just 40.5% in Nevada were —
nearly the lowest rate.
http://247wallst.com/special-report/2015/01/09/americas-best-and-worst-school-systems/4/
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