Julian Carroll asserted during hearings in the 99th Congress that in his mostly rural State. 99 percent of male welfare recipients. 90 percent of female recipients. and 70 percent of prison inmates are former high school dropouts. The dropout rate in my own State of Florida ranks among the Nations worst. The U.S. Department of Education recently estimated that Floridas graduation rate ranks 49th in the Nation. with only 61.2 percent of students earning a high school diploma. The problem is as troubling in our mostly rural countiesSt. Lucie County. Glades County. Jefferson Countyas it is in Dade County. Our dropout rate worsens dramatically among migrant students. who. even if they remain enrolled. will attend only 75 school days each year. Mr. President. we cannot sit by and accept such an appalling record.
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Migrant students will only attend 75 school days each year.