HighSchoolDropouts

Dropouts Targeted by New Obama Plan for Underperforming Schools

When President Obama delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress a year ago, he talked about the national problem of youngsters quitting high school. "Dropping out of high school is no longer an option," Obama said. "It's not just quitting on yourself, it's quitting on your country -- and this country needs and values the talents of every American." And in his back-to-school address last September, Obama again appealed to students: "You cannot drop out of school and just drop into a good job. You've got to train for it and work for it and learn for it." A month later, in ...

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