Poverty is a widespread issue when looking into every nation. There are nearly one billion people in poverty representing one-fifth of the worlds population. Now, due to this excessive need for poverty reduction there must be steps taken to eliminate this problem. "In 2011, nearly 46.2 million Americans were living in poverty" which is equivalent to nearly 15% of the population.
But when we specifically look to "dropout rates of 16 to 24-years-old students who come from low income families are seven times more likely to drop out than those from families with higher incomes." There is a direct correlation with education and poverty. Honestly, reducing the poverty rate will only come with increasing education.
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It is vital for the future to educate our youth, but this wont be an easy process. I believe that by seeing an increase in the literacy rate we will see a significant decline in the amount of poverty plaguing the world today. Now, it is impossible to entirely eliminate these issues, but by reducing the harmful effects they have to our everyday lives we will see a dramatic increase in productivity.
I truly feel that education is what makes the world go around. It will honestly be very interesting for me to look directly into what we can do nationally, and globally.
This topic really catches my attention because I understand from looking into previous topics that poverty is much more prominent in areas with suffering education.. Now, my personal belief is that education is the foundation of our lives. I feel like we need to take every step necessary to reduce these two problems. I will thoroughly enjoy my research and understanding the possible solutions to help eliminate this problem.
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