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How college prep is killing high school

A narrowing focus means more dropouts, says an expert

By Russell W. Rumberger

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  November 20, 2011

High schools in Massachusetts and around the country are focusing more and more narrowly on college prep. But for the sake of both college-bound students and those who are currently dropping out, we need to return our high schools to a broader mission: to prepare students not just for college, but for work and for life in general.

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