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According to an email from radio friend David, Maine and three other New England states have formed a groundbreaking regional partnership aimed at transforming high school for the 21st century. ... The goals call for increasing the high school graduation rate to 90 percent; decreasing the dropout rate to less than 1 percent. David says that apparently the other nine percent are doomed to spend the rest of their lives either skipping class or sitting in detention.
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According to an email from radio friend David, Maine and three other New England states have formed a groundbreaking regional partnership aimed at transforming high school for the 21st century. ... The goals call for increasing the high school graduation rate to 90 percent; decreasing the dropout rate to less than 1 percent. David says that apparently the other nine percent are doomed to spend the rest of their lives either skipping class or sitting in detention.
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According to an email from radio friend David, Maine and three other New England states have formed a groundbreaking regional partnership aimed at transforming high school for the 21st century. ... The goals call for increasing the high school graduation rate to 90 percent; decreasing the dropout rate to less than 1 percent. David says that apparently the other nine percent are doomed to spend the rest of their lives either skipping class or sitting in detention.
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INTRO:According to an email from radio friend David, Maine and three other New England states have formed a groundbreaking regional partnership aimed at transforming high school for the 21st century. ... The goals call for increasing the high school graduation rate to 90 percent; decreasing the dropout rate to less than 1 percent.
OUTRO:David says that apparently the other nine percent are doomed to spend the rest of their lives either skipping class or sitting in detention.
