Tennessee's High School Dropouts: Examining the Fiscal Consequences

Autor/in	D'Andrea, Christian
Institution	Foundation for Educational Choice
Titel	Tennessee's High School Dropouts: Examining the Fiscal Consequences
Quelle	(2010), (32 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; High Schools; Dropouts; Economic Impact; Dropout Research; Costs; Taxes; Social Services; Institutionalized Persons; Correctional Institutions; Budgets; Unemployment; At Risk Persons; Graduation Rate; Dropout Rate; Income; Educational Attainment; Health Care Costs; Health Insurance; Tennessee + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; Oberschule; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Ökonomische Determinanten; Cost; Kosten; Abgabe; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Jugendstrafvollzug; Finanzhaushalt; Arbeitslosigkeit; Risikogruppe; Einkommen; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Krankenversicherung
Abstract	High school dropouts adversely impact the state of Tennessee each year--financially and socially. Dropouts' lower incomes, high unemployment rates, increased need for medical care, and higher propensity for incarceration create a virtual vortex that consumes Tennesseans' tax dollars at a vicious rate. Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent on these high school dropouts every year. This study examines those costs across three major state funding mechanisms: state tax collections, Medicaid funds, and the costs of incarceration. All three aspects compose substantial parts of Tennessee's operating budget. In 2009, for example, TennCare--the state's Medicaid program--accounted for $1.6 billion of Tennessee's $4.28 billion in economic stimulus funding. (Contains 17 tables, 5 figures and 36 notes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Foundation for Educational Choice. One American Square Suite 2420, Indianapolis, IN 46282. Tel: 317-681-0745; Fax: 317-681-0945; e-mail: info@edchoice.org; Web site: http://www.edchoice.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10