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Offering a Second Chance
Most of them have little chance of graduating from a traditional high school - you know the type, students who chafe against the structure of the traditional school day and struggle to find relevance in mathematical formulas and historic events.
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Businesses Helping Students
Garrett Crish never had high hopes for high school. With no drive to do homework and nobody at home on his tail about getting it done (his mom worked multiple jobs, and his dad was out of the picture), Crish figured he'd take things easy and work at a fast-food restaurant.
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Classrooms Without Walls
With the economy growing tough and competition for jobs growing fierce, graduating students in college, and even high school, need to have a competitive edge. This often leaves students who are falling behind, or who learn through alternative methods, at greater risk for joining the growing population of unemployed.
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May 2009 Report
When Mike Erwin first heard about the Second Chance Youth Apprenticeship program, he was intrigued. There was something that endeared me to it,” says Erwin, president of Tailored Label Products in Menomonee Falls, of the educational program for at-risk juniors and seniors. “I empathized with them.”
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