“Today, 8 million adult Americans, more than the entire population of Michigan, have not finished 5 years of school. Nearly 20 million have not finished 8 years of school. Nearly 54 million - more than one-quarter of all America - have not even finished high school.” YearsTodaySchoolAmericaEducationMillionsHigh SchoolAdultsPopulationFinishedQuartersMichigan Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“Nearly a quarter of American men were in the Armed forces. The rest were in school, in prison, or were George W. Bush.” MenSchoolForcePrisonQuartersArmed Forces Author:Bill Bryson