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Celebrate Graduates; Help the Dropouts: San Antonio Express-News

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Frances Deviney /(512) 320-0222 x 106

May 26, 2007

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This month hundreds of thousands of Texas teens will graduate from high school. Some will go on to four-year colleges. Some will enroll in community colleges or vocational schools. Others will enter the job market. Often overlooked are the tens of thousands of teens who will drop out before earning their diplomas.