Pаssаge 3:Students whо fаil tо graduate frоm high school face a very bleak future. Because the basic skills conveyed in high school and higher education are essential for success in today’s economy, students who do not receive these skills are likely to suffer with significantly reduced earnings and employment prospects. Among those over 25 years old who failed to complete high school or receive a GED, 55% report no earnings in the 1999 Current Population Survey of the U.S. Census compared to 25% of those with at least a high school degree or GED. For people reporting any earnings, the average income for those who left school without a high school diploma or GED is $15,334. However, for people with at least a high school degree or GED, the average income is $29,294. Students who fail to graduate high school are also significantly more likely to become single parents and have children at young ages. And students who do not graduate high school are significantly more likely to rely upon public assistance (welfare) or be in prison than students who do graduate from high school. In short, high school graduation is a very important predictor of young people’s life prospects. High school graduation rates are, therefore, also an important measure of the performance of our public school system. The better able schools are to provide students with the skills necessary to complete high school, the more successful the school system is. Given the strength of the relationship between high school graduation and students’ life prospects, graduation rates are at least as important as test scores in assessing the performance of our school system. Yet graduation rates have not received nearly as much attention as national test scores.Based on the information in this passage, the reader can conclude that people with a high school diploma or GED
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