- Students who do not obtain a high school diploma have minimal chances for success. - The high school dropout rate in the US is over one every 26 seconds, totaling about 1.2 million students each year. Approximately 75% of prison inmates are high school dropouts. - Research found that many students who dropped out felt they could have stayed in school if they received more challenging work or support. Obtaining a high school diploma is important for success.

1. •Students’ chances for success are
minimal without school diploma
•Defining higher education success

2. Summary
The high school dropout rate is higher than ever at
one every 26 seconds ;1.2 million every year.
About 75 percent of prison inmates are high school
drop outs. Dr. Tony Bennet said this needed to
change. So he did, by doing research and
interviewing kids that drop out and he found out
that most kids who drop out say they could of
stayed in school if some one would of worked
them harder. Today students have a minimal rate
of success without a high school diploma.

3. Summary
The number of people in the U.S that graduate is
going down. Many people are trying to find ways
on how to get more people to graduate by asking
them if the college is good for them or how many
people graduate from there. 90 percent of jobs
require a college degree so that’s why they are
asking these questions. Many people think it is
because people drop out of high school but and
still want to go to college but they are not ready.
We have to get more people into college so the U.S
can have a higher education success.

4.  Both articles explain why it is important to get
a college degree.
 The controlling idea of both articles is high
school drop out rate is going up.
 The organizational pattern is cause and effect.
 They both discuss kids dropping out of high
school.