| Dear teachers. Please find enclosed 20 color posters. The Merston City Careers Counseling service in association with the Merston City Board of Education. would like to ask all Mcrston City High schools to join the 'Stay in School campaign.’ Taking part ls simple. Please display the posters in your classrooms. it is part of our ongoing campaign to encourage kids to continue their education after high school. if you read the following information you will understand why we believe this campaign is so important. It really can pay to stay in school. According to information released by the National Labor Board. the higher a person's education. the more money he or she can make. Though there continua to be a pay difference between men and women. both groups definitely do better the longer they stay in school. For men with only a high school diploma, the average pay is twenty-two thousand dollars a year. Women with a high school diploma earn about eighteen thousand dollars a year. Adding two years of school increases the yearly wages for men to thirty-one thousand dollars, and twenty six thousand dollars for women. Finally. completing four years of university earns men thirty-eight thousand per year and women thirty-four thousand per year. So the choice is clear —— it is important to stay in school if you want to earn more money. Thank you for your time and assistance. Together we can make a difference. Sincerely, Merston City Careers Counseling Service | 