hint: College

http://news.yahoo.com/stop-kids-drop...005600693.html

Will This Stop Kids From Dropping Out of High School?

As the school year winds down, President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan are dropping in on schools around the country.

In the last month, President Obama has delivered commencement speeches, yesterday he kicked off the start of ConnectED, a program expanding high-speed internet access to all public schools in the U.S., and today Duncan visited a New York City high school to discuss High School Redesign, a $300 million competitive grant program.

The plan would invest in programs that would bring “major changes to the American high school experience” and improve career and technical education. Grants would be awarded to school districts seeking to overhaul science, technology, engineering, and math curriculum, as well as those that create partnerships with nonprofit groups, businesses, and other higher education institutions. Schools in high-poverty and rural districts will receive special consideration.

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