Adults 18 and older with a master’s, professional or doctoral degree earned an average of $79,946, while those with less than a high school diploma earned about $19,915. U.S. Census Bureau, March 2007

For every dollar invested in high-quality early care and education for low income 3 and 4 year olds, there is $16 return on investment. High/Scope Perry pre-school study

It costs just over $44,000 a year to keep someone in prison in Connecticut and about $12,000 a year to keep them in school.

Nearly 30 percent of college freshmen nationwide must enroll in at least one remedial course because they are not prepared for college-level work in a particular subject.- Achieve Inc., April 2007

By 2020, nearly half of the 25-29 year olds in Connecticut will be individuals of color.- Achieve Inc.,April 2007

Out of every 100 American ninth graders, only 40 will enter college right out of high school, and just 18 of those will graduate by their 25th birthdays.- Governing, September 2007

Connecticut now ranks 44th among the states in the growth of technology capability and 40th in the growth of human capital, a critical component to the amount of output an economy produces. –Benchmarking Connecticut 2007, Connecticut Economic Resource Center, 2008

In Connecticut each year, 13,000 students drop out of high school. And 8 percent of the state’s strongest academic students do not continue on to higher education Next Steps: The Role of Education in Preparing for Quality Workforce, January 2008