http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/44660296#44660270
The main thing that stuck with me in this report was the unemployment rates of the differently educated fractions of the population. Whilst I have generally had a low opinion about getting a job in this economy, the numbers do make it easier to make a decision on where to go after high-school. According to the charts, people who have graduated high-school have a 9 percent chance of being unemployed, where as people who have graduated collage have 4 percent higher chance of being employed.
Another big subject was about what we need to do to rejuvenate the school systems and cut back on drop-out rates. I highly agree with them that we have a blame and recrimination nation, not a inspiration nation, that we need to inspire kids and teens to get an education, and parents to care enough to help their children learn. I also agree with them that politics are getting in the way. what matters most is helping students want to learn, not teaching them to pass the test. As quoted "It's a will problem, not a skill problem". If these points could make it to where they truly influence schools, we'd see a major change for the better in schools.
