This morning, I read a press release with title "National Law Enforcement Leaders: Dropout Rates Fueling Violent Crime" issued by an organization named Fight Crime: Invest in Kids.
The global education landscape has many issues. This press release focuses on the issues in the United States. Once again, the pundits and officials have convened to report on a report that high school dropouts in the United States are less likely to be productive members of society.
The press release speaks to the lost wages and taxes, and the costs for incarceration. The sad thing is that this is yet another group of adults that are wasting money gathering data that yields the same results and trends from a decade ago.
In my opinion, let's stop wasting money on reports and invest (time, money and skills) in our youth. Too often, we cut the funding or invest in archaic, corrupt or mismanaged school systems. If these school systems were corporations, they would be out of business.
The corporate world needs to take action as well. For a sustainable business, you need a diverse a deep talent pool. As dropout rates increase and graduation rates decrease, the talent pool is depleted. One way to help your chances is to include high school internships in you strategic plan implementation.
You might ask what we are doing at S4X to help the cause. We require our employees to volunteer 1% of annual hours worked. Personally, I am a mentor in the Starfish Initiative in Indianapolis.
You might want to pay attention if you are not involved. The future of your business is at stake. In the United States, we easily create business solutions yet we have difficulty creating solutions for the education system. What are your thoughts on the education system in your area?
Be+Do+Solve (TM)
The global education landscape has many issues. This press release focuses on the issues in the United States. Once again, the pundits and officials have convened to report on a report that high school dropouts in the United States are less likely to be productive members of society.
The press release speaks to the lost wages and taxes, and the costs for incarceration. The sad thing is that this is yet another group of adults that are wasting money gathering data that yields the same results and trends from a decade ago.
In my opinion, let's stop wasting money on reports and invest (time, money and skills) in our youth. Too often, we cut the funding or invest in archaic, corrupt or mismanaged school systems. If these school systems were corporations, they would be out of business.
The corporate world needs to take action as well. For a sustainable business, you need a diverse a deep talent pool. As dropout rates increase and graduation rates decrease, the talent pool is depleted. One way to help your chances is to include high school internships in you strategic plan implementation.
You might ask what we are doing at S4X to help the cause. We require our employees to volunteer 1% of annual hours worked. Personally, I am a mentor in the Starfish Initiative in Indianapolis.
You might want to pay attention if you are not involved. The future of your business is at stake. In the United States, we easily create business solutions yet we have difficulty creating solutions for the education system. What are your thoughts on the education system in your area?
Be+Do+Solve (TM)
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