high school dropouts

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high school dropouts

Kind of a big deal

2022
After months of failed Broadway auditions high school dropout Josie Pie, feeling directionless in Montana, finds escape in the local bookstore but soon finds herself living inside the stories as her reality begins to unravel.

Too important to fail

investigating the alarming dropout rate of African American males
In his primetime special, Tavis Smiley examines one of the most disturbing aspects of the education crisis facing America today - the increased dropout rate among black teenage males.

Nice try, Jane Sinner

"Jane Sinner, a 17-year-old dropout, sets out to redefine herself through a series of schemes and stunts, including participating in a low-budget reality TV show at her local community college"--.
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Dropping out or hanging in

what you should know before dropping out of school
1990
Worksheets and self-tests help potential dropouts personalize how to make decisions and set life goals.

Endangered

2015
Seventeen-year-old cub reporter and high school dropout Hayley Makk discovers a connection between a local teenager's murder and a fishing boat intent on capturing a rare sea turtle.

High school dropouts

2013
Contains twelve essays that present various perspectives on the issue of dropping out of high school.

Word's up!

1998
In an attempt to learn to read, a twenty-five-year-old dropout sneaks back into high school, returning to the teen world of football practice, dating, and school lunch.

Educating the net generation

how to engage students in the 21st century
2007

Spellbound

2011
Raven, a teenage mother and high school dropout living in a housing project, decides, with the help and sometime interference of her best friend Aisha, to study for a spelling bee which could lead to a college preparatory program and four-year scholarship.

Spellbound

2003
Raven, a teenage mother and high school dropout living in a housing project, decides, with the help and sometime interference of her best friend Aisha, to study for a spelling bee which could lead to a college preparatory program and four-year scholarship.

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