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In order to ensure that Montana's public schools are meeting the goal of graduating more students ready for college and careers, Superintendent Juneau has launched Graduation Matters Montana. Whether you are a community leader, business owner, educator, student or family member, your help is needed in ensuring students in our state graduate ready for college and careers.
High school graduates earn $143 more per week than high school drop-outs. High school graduates are in better health than high school drop-outs. High school graduates are 7 times more likely to own their own home. Graduates are less likely to live in poverty or to be on public assistance. 82% of prisoners in America are high school drop outs. A high school diploma looks good on any wall. High school drop-outs are four times as likely to be unemployed as those who have completed four or more years of college. Graduating from high school will determine how well you live for the next 50 years of your life. College graduates earn $336 more per week than high school graduates ($479 per week more than high school drop-outs). Chronic absence in kindergarten is associated with lower academic performance in 1st grade among children. By sixth grade, missing 20% (or 2 months) of school is a critical warning sign of school drop-out. By 9th grade, missing 20% of school can be a better predictor of drop-out than 8th grade test scores.
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