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Vocabulary
America's Dropout Crisis
Success Stories
The Pact
Vocabulary
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a person
What is an individual
100
about one in three students
About how many students drop out of school?
100
reading
What did Tabitha and Jorvorskie struggle with?
100
an agreement or deal made between two or more people, countries, etc.
What is a pact?
100
the result of an action
What is a consequence?
200
to show that an opinion, idea, quality, etc. is important
What is emphasize?
200
Make about $ 9,200 less than graduates
About how much less money do drop outs make than graduates?
200
reading aloud - she would wrestle with reading the words.
What did Tabitha struggle with in class?
200
Newark, NJ
Where did the 3 friends grow up?
200
to be able to do something
What is capable?
300
to explain or describe something exactly
What is to define?
300
3.5 times morely likely to be jailed
About how many more times likely are dropouts to be jailed?
300
another student noticed that she had improved her reading.
What changed Tabitha's mind about being in Read 180?
300
their neighborhoods were riddled with crime, drugs, and gangs.
What kind of neighborhood did the 3 friends grow up in?
300
to commit time and energy to a goal
What is to dedicate?
400
to decide that you will try hard to do something
What is to resolve?
400
about 75 %
What is the approximate percentage of individuals in the state prison system who are drop outs?
400
he scored low on the reading part of the SAT.
What is an example of how Jorvorskie struggled with reading?
400
to support each to succeed in becoming doctors.
What was the pact that the 3 friends made?
400
to do something successfully
What is to accomplish?
500
to try or attempt
What is to undertake?
500
graduating provides real freedom
What provides real freedom - dropping out or graduating?
500
he discovered books he liked to read - like a book on Muhammed Ali.
What changed Jorvorskie's attitude about reading?
500
They are doctors today because of the positive influences that they had on one another.
Why are they doctors today?
500
to continue doing an activity or trying to achieve something over a long time
What is to pursue?