By: Advika Jhingran

I have always been keen about learning and curious about how our nation was doing, in terms of education. When I started researching the U.S. college dropout rate, I found it to be 56%. I was shocked by this statistic, and knew we had to do something about it. The repercussions of dropping out are harsh; unemployment rates are high and income is low for dropouts. Furthermore, dropouts affect us all because they affect the economy in a negative way by contributing lesser taxes. Join me, in signing this petition (on proposed policy page) for college readiness classes that will ensure a better graduation rate.