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Article: Teens, Education Experts and Political Leaders Discuss Dropout Crisis at National Teen Town Hall Meeting in Atlanta
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- April 3, 2009
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Mitch Leff, +1-404-861-4769, mitch@leffassociates.com,
for Boys & Girls Clubs of America; or Kim Durk, +1-773-844-1458,
kim@durkrion.com, for Taco Bell Foundation for Teens
New Survey Reveals the #1 Obstacle Teens Face in Graduating From
High School
ATLANTA, April 3/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --A new survey released
today by Boys & Girls Clubs of America(BGCA) and Taco Bell
Foundation for Teens(TBFT) shows that 31% of teens say getting a job
to support themselves or their family is the biggest obstacle they
face in graduating from high school; a majority (54%) say the
election of President Obama makes them much more hopeful about their
future education.
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