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More high-schoolers reinvent or skip their senior year

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.usatoday.com (Views: 102, Clicks: 2) View Story

By the fall of 2011, a small group of high schools in eight states will take part in a new initiative, announced last week, that will allow high school sophomores who pass a series of "board exams" to graduate two years early and move directly to a two- or four-year college.

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#1 by nitajo posted ago

+3 apples

Most educators frown on excising senior year as a cost-cutting measure, but several actually say that, as it's currently experienced by most teens in the USA, senior year is an expensive boondoggle.