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Utah’s The American Academy is helping high school dropouts drop back in

The United States has roughly 35 million high school dropouts, a staggering number that continues to increase each day for any number of reasons.

But on the 11th floor of Salt Lake City’s Walker Center, employees in an innovative business venture reach out to mentor and educate this fractured population through online learning and the use of technology to keep in touch.

"Most [dropouts] are extremely bright and extremely capable. But there was some drastic event in their life that caused them not to be able to attend school," said Jeff Beck, director of technology and media for The American Academy http://www.theamericanacademy.com/ .

By Cathy Mckitrick

Full Story: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/53059942-79/rosann-academy-students-program.html.csp

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