The need of states with historically low graduation rates to boost those numbers is intensified by data that links grad rates to the state's overall economic health. (Saks High School Thursday night; Anniston Star photo by Bill Wilson)
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State and local governments invest in assistance such as graduation coaches like Hutchins because the alternative is far more expensive. According to 2010 U.S. Census data, the mean annual salary for a high school dropout is nearly a third less than someone with a high school diploma.
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Seniors of Oxford High School look for familiar faces in the crowd as they walk onto the football field for their graduation ceremony. Photo by Courtney Davies
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