?You're not guaranteed anything with a diploma or a degree. But you're guaranteed a lot of misery without one.'' *
?Tito Jackson, Boston City Councilor
Don't quit on dropouts Boston Globe
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Portion of students in some city schools who arrive or leave during the year as their parents look for jobs or new places to live.
MCAS scores appear stuck in stubborn income gap Boston Globe
* This quote does not necessarily represent the views of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute.