On the recordMay 11, 2009
If you got a 50 percent dropout rate, 100 children, 50 percent drop out, that is 100, that is going to cost you about $5 million in prison expenses in, at least, many identifiable States.
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Scott highlights the financial impact of high dropout rates on prison costs.
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