Education experts say one in three Texas students drops out of school. They're predicting a social crisis in years to come, but I don't know why everyone's worried. With deplorable academic records like that, these Texans could end up as oil magnates, big league baseball team owners or, wait for it ... president.
Of course, life won't be quite as fun for those that don't make it to the White House. According to a Houston Chronicle story, high school dropouts earn about $9,000 less each year than graduates, and there is an increased risk for poverty, illnesses, jail time, fatherhood and writing for blogs. (I really should have listened to my guidance counselor.) And because more kids in the state's largest cities are dropping out than graduating, experts are predicting, well, something close to Armageddon.
"We have a huge problem," the state's lieutenant governor said. That's right -- you do. Because there's no way in hell I'm moving to Texas. California is doing, ahem, just fine, thank you very much.... God I hope the next guy -- or girl (hope hope) -- actually does something about education. Besides leaving children behind, I mean.
