... end up graduating." (Porter). This results in graduation rates in this country suffering, because as Porter states, "Including community colleges, the graduation rate drops to 53 percent. Only Hungary does worse."(Porter).  Currently, the United States is ranked nineteenth out of twenty-eight countries in college graduation rates. A ranking that comes from the "OECD", which tracks education ... ...

• Word Count: 1029
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... Education in Georgia. In Georgia, the percentage of high school and college graduates are rising. But there are still problems that are ongoing. Recent reports show that US adults are ranked in the middle on literacy and near the bottom on mathematical and technical skills among developed nations. This is a major issue that Michelle hopes in reducing. She believes we have ... need to increase the number of young Americans (especially Georgians) taking the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) degrees. This is to make sure that young people are graduating from colleges and te...

• Word Count: 592
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... of the state's most educated to find more qualified jobs in other states. Since 2000, over 60,000 people have left the state for better job opportunities (Cenac 1). Louisiana was ranked forty-nine out of the fifty states as smartest states in 2002 (Quitno 1). This low ranking proves that education and technology growth are in the bottom percentages in the country ... create new industries that will continue to grow. The anticipated areas of technological growth include research and development in medical and biomedical fields, micromanufacturing, telecommunications, environment, food te...

• Word Count: 869
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School