All we’ve discussed here still leaves out the disabling impact of drugs, alcohol and teen pregnancy on our younger generation.
The only conclusion one can possibly draw from reading the reports on high school graduation rates, sexually transmitted disease rates and reading trends among American youth is this: unless action is taken we are a nation with a future at risk.
There are about 300 million Americans just now. There are about 1.3 billion Chinese.
And China has a world recognized machine for turning out the educated young people it needs.
One has to draw his or her own conclusions.
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Compiled from the official reports cited in the text, AFP, AP, UPI, Fox News, ABC News The Washington Times and CNN.
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