[Assam] NYTimes.com: A Third of U.S. Dropouts Never Reach 10th Grade

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EDUCATION | June 21, 2006
A Third of U.S. Dropouts Never Reach 10th Grade
By DIANA JEAN SCHEMO
More than a third of high school dropouts across the nation leave school without ever going beyond the ninth grade, according to a report.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/21/education/21report.html?ex=1151553600&en=a4f4ab7e496845e0&ei=5070&emc=eta1



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