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Five years later, high school dropouts still a problem

Posted on Aug 31, 2009

Every student.

When state leaders committed five years ago to making sure that every student graduated from high school “with the knowledge and skills he or she needs to succeed in college and the workplace,” they knew what they were getting into. That lofty goal in 2004 was going to drive a transformation in the state’s high school system so much so that all those high school dropouts across the state – 18,700 in that one year alone – would find success.

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Andy Benson has extensive experience advocating for policies and practices that improve Ohio education. Now executive director of Ohio Education Matters, he was most recently director of policy for KnowledgeWorks Foundation, where he led the education philanthropy's efforts to increase learning opportunities in the state and improve the education system. The foundation spearheaded the School Funding Matters initiative and has provided support for improvements in high schools, increased adult workforce training opportunities, creation of P-16 collaboratives, and the encouragement of community engagement in the state.

A decade ago, Benson was founding president of the New Ohio Institute, a statewide public policy think tank that conducted in-depth studies on education, statewide polls and publications that served as a resource to advocates and policymakers across the state. He holds master's degrees from Harvard University and Ohio State University and a bachelor's degree from Ohio University.

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