Michael Rodriguez, Campbell Leadership Chair in Education and Human Development and professor of quantitative methods in education in the Department of Educational Psychology, was recently quoted in the Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) article, “MN near bottom in on-time graduation for students of color” by Tim Post.
“When kids drop out of high school their employment opportunities decrease dramatically, their income opportunities decrease dramatically,” said Rodriguez, who has studied the phenomenon. “They’re less likely to engage in good health, and then they become parents and then those children grow up in high poverty.”
“Not only does that hurt individuals, it’s a drag on the entire state economy,” he said.
