High School Dropout Prevention - Jose

Approximately 7,000 high school students drop out every school day, which translates to one in three students. Once students make the decision to drop out, they lack the tools to compete in today's society and diminish their chances for greater success in the future. But the decision to drop out of school does not happen overnight; it comes after years of frustration and failure. Often, those that drop out have run out of motivation and have no source of support or encouragement in school or at home.

BoostUp is a high school dropout prevention campaign designed to support potential graduates at-risk of dropping out. The campaign hopes to encourage teens, parents and adult influencers to give struggling students in their own communities the boost (encouragement) they need to stay in school and graduate.

For more information, visit http://www.boostup.org/

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[proskichick1]

It could be anybody, you don't have to see it in a racist point of view.

[TavaresDelanis]

@Hittman305 Sir, that is absolutely asinine. The result would be identical to socialism: instead of equal prices and incomes, have prices indexed to income s.t. a person's standard of living wouldn't change appreciably when he earns a higher income? What incentive is there to earn a higher income? How do you ensure that goods' and services' respective price so indexed will reflected shifts in supply and demand, as well as shifts in the quantities so supplied and demanded? Infantile logic.

[GraceandLove]

So according to you danimal9579 we should give a boost to the student who's cheating on his test to get straight A's and the jock who keeps getting D's and F's on his test but the teacher decides to change it just because he made the winning field goal against their heated rival.

[MissGenius3847]

@frobotmuseum 16-17 years old

[RaqifHart]

@PinkDiva96 shut up juanita lmao

[fattymattyd4]

so people who earn more should pay more for things??

that's a bit discriminating don't you think

[VixxenOfGBW]

That's why High school is just a base. You need college and University now to make a good living.

[frobotmuseum]

11 grade is how old?

[armosuperman2k5]

@lampinchamp

i doubt you would have that opinion if you were in his situation.

[danimal9579]

I was gonna visit this page and write something like that...but you did it for me. Thank you. I'm sick and tired of seeing this commercial asking me to give Jose a "boost." How about we give a "boost" to the straight A student? Or the kids that are involved with several clubs & sports instead of giving one to the kid that couldn't keep his pecker in his pants (and is suffering for it)?

[lampinchamp]

This is what's wrong with America. These irresponsible young parents deserve no help, no bailout, nada. We need to teach that irresponsibility and bad decisions come with a price...a hard life...which means YOU have to work harder. You reap what you sow.  life IS fair when you realize that you are your own self savior.