Two matters that are identified as important to voters are health insurance and education. In Chicago, the drop out rate for high school students is nearly 50%. If health insurance were provided to all students, would it be sufficient incentive to keep teenagers in school. Also, since life-long education would benefit society as well as individuals, wouldn’t it be a good idea to provide insurance as part of every college and university program? Perhaps the cost of health insurance to the taxpayers would be offset by the benefits to society of having an well educated population and keeping young people in school rather than allowing them to become burdens on society?
As a former teacher in a low income area there is sufficient evidence that many of the woes are students deal with are due to lack of sufficient medical care. I think real preventative medicine, especially with access to vision and dental care, would help many issues in the classroom (particularly in the younger years).
August 18th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
As a former teacher in a low income area there is sufficient evidence that many of the woes are students deal with are due to lack of sufficient medical care. I think real preventative medicine, especially with access to vision and dental care, would help many issues in the classroom (particularly in the younger years).
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