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Obama Addresses Drop Out Epidemic Posted on 3/1/2010
President Barack Obama took aim Monday at the nation's school dropout epidemic.
Obama proposed sending $900 million to states and education districts that agree to drastically change or even close the worst performing schools.
Only 70 percent of freshman students go on to graduate from high school.
President Obama Comments President Obama said, "There's got to be a sense of accountability."
Obama's plan would seek to help 5,000 of the nation's lowest-performing schools over the next 5 years.
Obama said, "In this kind of knowledge economy, giving up on your education and dropping out of school means not only giving up on your future, but it's also giving up on your family's future."
