During this week's "Ask the White House" chat (http://www.whitehouse.gov/ask/20040824.html), a parent asked Secretary Paige what could be done to increase children's awareness of the importance of a "great education." As part of his answer, the Secretary recommended the "Education Pays: Stay in School" web site at http://www.educationpays.org/. Here, parties can access a calculator that allows them to select (1) an occupation they would like to pursue and (2) how much school they plan to have when they enter the workforce. The result is a fact sheet providing information about expected income and unemployment for different educational attainment levels. To really accentuate the point, earnings may be converted into CDs or movie tickets. For example, compared to physical therapists with a two-year college degree, those with a four-year degree could buy 1,201 more CDs or 2,644 more movie tickets every year.
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