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Thursday, April 13, 2006

Dropout Rates Reaches National Epidemic

Although exact numbers about the number of teenage dropouts aren't available, educators and researchers feel that whatever the rate is, it's now a crisis. Their best guess is that at least a third of students who start high school never make it to graduation. Some schools are thinking about interviewing students on the verge of dropping out to find out why they don't want to stay in school and many provide help to struggling students throughout all stages of their academic careers. Pregnancy and academic problems are among the leading reasons teens choose to leave school setting themselves up for a lifetime of economic struggles. Learn what the state of Pennsylvania is doing to combat teen drop outs on www.philly.com.

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