The Chrisitian Science Monitor…..
has a report up on dropouts and what certain ares of the USA have to done to graduate students.
In Trenton N.J. they have a Daylight/Twilight High School that runs from 7:30 in the morning to 7:30 at night. Students go to that school 4 hours a day.
In Rantoul, Ill. some students wind up in the Lincoln ChalleNGe Academy. Over five and a half months students in this academy work towards a GED degree. They have to get up at 5:15 AM to do PE.