By 4th grade, Black and Latino students are on average nearly 3 years behind their white and Asian counterparts.

A black male is more likely to be in prison than to have a post-graduate degree; 1 in 9 black men between 20-34 are incarcerated

American 15 year-olds' math skills rank 25th internationally.

A 10% increase in high school graduation rates would reduce murder rates by 20%.

In 1970, US had 30% of world’s college graduates, now has only 15%

90% of incoming freshman at the top 150 colleges come from families in the top half of U.S. annual income.

High school graduates live up to 7 years longer than high school dropouts.

College graduates out earn high school graduates by 73% in their lifetime.

A high school dropout is 5-8x more likely to be incarcerated than a college graduate

Black and Latino students 2-3x more likely to have below basic skills in reading and math

70% of people in top 10% income bracket have at least a bachelor’s degree