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The Economic Disadvantages of Not Going to High School

High school dropout ratio is a mess it has a lot going on there that needs to be disentangled when you're comparing wage rates of of higher levels of education to high school dropouts. Early childhood education K-12 education exactly to prepare the to prepare young people for a range of careers in a rapidly changing economy. Drug treatment is a hugely important piece I think of the solution so and and we know a lot more now than we did 35 years ago about the physiological bases of of drug addiction and other things. You can also comment on today's podcast where you can also find links and readings related to today's conversation.

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