Chicago Tribune
Do you know how many kids drop out of high school? The U.S. Department of Education estimates the number is about one out of every 10 students. Somewhat comforting, perhaps.
But the Manhattan Institute, a leading conservative research center, argues that the Education Department's measuring standard doesn't give the full picture. The Institute estimates that only two out of three high school freshmen go on to graduate in four years. Slightly more than one out of two African-Americans and Hispanics graduate in that time...