Typical of many U.S. urban schools, NYC system had high attrition rates, with Blacks and Latinos (B & L) most affected. Graduates were unprepared for college but perfect for the ever-ready NY State prisons. Is this not a national and global threat? The B & L youth will form the majority in the US in 30 years. Yet, the group received the fewest STEM degrees. If this were to continue, the US military would be affected Can America leave its future to be decided by others? Mayor Bloomberg's bid to use Vocational Education (VE) to address the problem is hampered, as VE was always used as a...