College Dropout

ASU chancellor addresses growth (Hickory Daily Record)

HICKORY Appalachian State University Chancellor Kenneth Peacock said todays youths face three critical things the energy crisis, an increased high school dropout rate and the need for more technology. Peacock spoke at a meeting of the Association for Operations Management foothills chapter in Hickory Thursday night. His first concern is the lack of sustainable energy that its not ... Read more

Education revolution falling short in Mexico (Houston Chronicle)

By all accounts, Mexicos education system is in serious trouble. Read more

Fun in the mud with George (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

George Clooney, who never got a chance to play high school football, finally fulfilled his dream nearly 30 years later in Leatherheads. It wasnt easy. Read more

Xlibris Releases Lessons New Book Tells an Inspiring Story of Taking Your Chances On a Dream (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo Finance)

GREENWOOD LAKE, N.Y., March 28, 2008 A young gang member and a high school dropout faces the dilemma of quitting his gang to develop his writing talent. Follow Gregs account as he struggles to pursue a dream he once thought of giving up in Lessons: Gregs Story, by author Dennis J. Read more