Why the U.S. high school dropout rate has fallen so dramatically
Jul 16, 2019
2 minutes
Rico Gonzalez dropped out of high school the summer before he turned 16, and he didn’t have the motivation to return and earn his diploma.
That changed when a friend brought him along to a college English class. The visit sparked a desire in Mr. Gonzalez to hit the books again.
“I was kind of blown away that there was a place where
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