tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062589138757820912011-11-27T16:47:12.209-08:00Pro-teachers.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11831204294404523057noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406258913875782091.post-58501869330841786322008-04-07T13:02:00.000-07:002008-04-07T13:36:38.111-07:00<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_0ImEi44aTjc/R_p_hIXJdJI/AAAAAAAAAAU/xUmqn9toO7c/s1600-h/Graduation+Rate.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186598128027530386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_0ImEi44aTjc/R_p_hIXJdJI/AAAAAAAAAAU/xUmqn9toO7c/s400/Graduation+Rate.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_0ImEi44aTjc/R_p_A4XJdII/AAAAAAAAAAM/zAalqX4uObw/s1600-h/Graduation+Rate.jpg"></a> <br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">If you look at the map above (from 2005). Things don't look to good for </span></strong> <br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span></strong> <br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">our current public school system.</span></strong> <br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span></strong> <br /> <br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">1. The Yellow States (like Texas) only graduate 49-65% of all students that attend. That means anwhere from <span style="color:#ff0000;">51% to 35% don't make it</span>!</span></strong> <br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong> <br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">2. The Dark Orange States (Like Ohio) graduate 74-79%. That means <span style="color:#ff0000;">31-36% don't make it!</span></span></strong> <br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong> <br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">3. The Brown States (Like Utah) graduate 79-87.6%. That means <span style="color:#ff0000;">13-21%</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">Don't Make It!</span></span></strong> <br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong> <br /> <br /><a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.higheredinfo.org/mapgen/state.php%3Fdatacol%3D11407&amp;imgrefurl=http://www.higheredinfo.org/dbrowser/index.php%3Fmeasure%3D23&amp;h=400&amp;w=631&amp;sz=93&amp;hl=en&amp;start=6&amp;tbnid=L6HBHnDD0NdPqM:&amp;tbnh=87&amp;tbnw=137&amp;prev=/images%3Fq%3DPublic%2BSchool%2BGraduation%2BRate%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den">(See where Your State Ranks!)</a> <br /> <br /> <br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">Do We Need To Throw<span style="color:#006600;"> Money</span> At The Problem?</span></strong> <br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span></strong> <br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">As You can see, Utah ranks highest in graduation rates but lowest in per pupil spending!!! New York spends 2nd most and graduates one of the lowest percentages! This Series of Blogs will work with Parents to understand how they can help:</span></strong> <br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span></strong> <br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#666600;">1. Find The Right Education:</span></strong> <br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#666600;"></span></strong> <br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#666600;">2. Succeed in Life.</span></strong> <br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span></strong> <br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">We will do this by showing what has worked and what hasn't worked historically. You can start by following the next blog in this series:</span></strong> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><strong>State <br />Per-pupil spending ($)</strong> <br /><strong>---------------------------- <br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Rank</span></strong> <br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"> <br /></span></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=1">Alabama</a> <br />6,115 <br /><strong>44</strong> <br /></span></strong> <br /><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=2">Alaska</a> <br />9,586 <br /><strong>7</strong> <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=3">Arizona</a> <br />5,524 <br /><strong>49</strong> <br /><strong></strong> <br /><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=4">Arkansas</a> <br />6,119 <br /><strong>43</strong> <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=5">California</a> <br />7,511 <br /><strong>23</strong> <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=6">Colorado</a> <br />6,884 <br /><strong>34</strong> <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=7">Connecticut</a> <br />10,001 <br /><strong>4</strong> <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=8">Delaware</a> <br />9,271 <br /><strong>8</strong> <br /><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=9">District of Columbia</a> <br />13,187 <br /><strong>1</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=10">Florida</a> <br />6,056 <br /><strong>45</strong> <br /></strong> <br /><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=11">Georgia</a> <br />7,340 <br /><strong>26</strong> <br /><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=12">Hawaii</a> <br />7,253 <br /><strong>28</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=1">Idaho</a> <br />5,923 <br /><strong>48</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=14">Illinois</a> <br />8,022 <br /><strong>17</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=15">Indiana</a> <br />7,580 <br /><strong>22</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=16">Iowa</a> <br />7,305 <br /><strong>27</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=17">Kansas</a> <br />7,052 <br /><strong>29</strong> <br /></strong> <br /><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=18">Kentucky</a> <br />6,493 <br /><strong>40</strong> <br /><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=19">Louisiana</a> <br />6,519 <br /><strong>38</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=20">Maine</a> <br />8,351 <br /><strong>15</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=21">Maryland</a> <br />8,507 <br /><strong>13</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=22">Massachusetts</a> <br />9,856 <br /><strong>5</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=23">Michigan</a> <br />8,489 <br /><strong>14</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=24">Minnesota</a> <br />7,691 <br /><strong>20</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=25">Mississippi</a> <br />5,382 <br /><strong>50</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=26">Missouri</a> <br />7,018 <br /><strong>31</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=27">Montana</a> <br />7,027 <br /><strong>30</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=28">Nebraska</a> <br />7,418 <br /><strong>25</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=29">Nevada</a> <br />6,034 <br /><strong>46</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=30">New Hampshire</a> <br />7,750 <br /><strong>18</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=31">New Jersey</a> <br />11,436 <br /><strong>3</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=32">New Mexico</a> <br />6,606 <br /><strong>37</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=33">New York</a> <br />11,546 <br /><strong>2</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=34">North Carolina</a> <br />6,511 <br /><strong>39</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=35">North Dakota</a> <br />6,728 <br /><strong>36</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=36">Ohio</a> <br />8,100 <br /><strong>16</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=37">Oklahoma</a> <br />6,256 <br /><strong>42</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=38">Oregon</a> <br />7,621 <br /><strong>21</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=39">Pennsylvania</a> <br />8,841 <br /><strong>10</strong> <br /></strong> <br /><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=40">Rhode Island</a> <br />9,178 <br /><strong>9</strong> <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=41">South Carolina</a> <br />6,984 <br /><strong>32</strong> <br /><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=42">South Dakota</a> <br />6,319 <br /><strong>41</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=43">Tennessee</a> <br />5,984 <br /><strong>47</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=44">Texas</a> <br />6,746 <br /><strong>35</strong> <br /></strong><strong></strong> <br /><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=45">Utah</a> <br />4,890 <br /><strong>51</strong> <br /><strong></strong> <br /><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=46">Vermont</a> <br />9,678 <br /><strong>6</strong> <br /><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=47">Virginia</a> <br />7,501 <br /><strong>24</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=48">Washington</a> <br />6,894 <br /><strong>33</strong> <br /></strong><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=49">West Virginia</a> <br />7,748 <br /><strong>19</strong> <br /></strong><strong></strong> <br /><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=50">Wisconsin</a> <br />8,574 <br /><strong>12</strong> <br /><strong> <br /></strong><a href="http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=51">Wyoming</a> <br />8,667 <br 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