On the recordJanuary 12, 2009
The United States is now the only industrialized Nation in the world where a kid has a lesser chance of graduating from high school than their parents did.
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congress.govThe United States is now the only industrialized Nation in the world where a kid has a lesser chance of graduating from high school than their parents did.
Senator Burr highlights declining high school graduation rates in the U.S.
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