Over a third of African American students do not graduate from high school on time with a regular high school diploma, and only four percent of African American high school graduates interested in college are college-ready across a range of subjects.

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An even greater number of African American males do not graduate with a regular high school diploma, and African American males also experience disparate rates of incarceration.

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But whatever the training may be, every American will need to get more than a high school diploma.

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