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These students are finishing high school, but their degrees don’t help them go to college

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My favorite comparison I see a lot is about asking a fish to climb a tree. Candace Cortiella, the director of The Advocacy Institute. Related: How one district solved its special education dropout problem. How one district solved its special education dropout problem. I’m not asking Matthew to climb a tree.

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Six reasons you may not graduate on time

The Hechinger Report

Colleges and universities usually require 120 credits for a bachelor’s degree but students graduate with about 135, on average, according to data compiled by Complete College America, a nonprofit research and advocacy group. Most administrators will want to review a syllabus from your former school for comparison.

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