Project 3. High school dropouts. Write a factual report on high school dropouts in the United States. The following are examples of questions you might address: Which states have the highest percentages of adults who did not finish high school? How do the earnings and employment rates of dropouts compare with those of other adults? Is the percentage who fail to finish high school higher among blacks and Hispanics than among whites?

The Census Bureau website will supply you with data. Go to www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/.