Many return to fill our prisons - most prisoners are school dropouts. Ten states with the lowest graduation rates, averaging 60 percent, have a burglary-robbery incidence of 1530 per hundred thousand. Texas's graduation rate is shown as 59.7 percent. Not until education and political leaders design an education system with a purpose for all students. History suggests they will not - voluntarily.
Bureaucracies are more inclined to defend their positions than to adjust to new ideas.
Education is one of those defensive bureaucracies. My name is Jaime Marquez, former coach and trainer of the Pecos Rattle Snake Boxing Club. I would like to apologize to my club members and their parents for letting them down. We had a very good season and I was and am still proud of all my kids. They worked hard and showed lots of spirit.