Given the challenges for adults, it isn't any wonder that many young people finish high school with little understanding of inflation or insurance or know that debit cards have fewer protections than credit cards.

WSJ: Getting Going: Is There a Cure for Financial Illiteracy?

She says she is going to finish high school and then really go ahead with her modeling ambitions and is considering acting.

FORBES: Olympic Riches: Raise Your Kids for Superstardom

Finish school, live independently, stay with your aunt, study abroad.

CNN: In Afghanistan, a mother bravely campaigns for president

Girls in these rural regions of Ethiopia and Tanzania are now being targeted by a new initiative launched by UNESCO and the Packard Foundation to equip them with the life skills they need to successfully finish school.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

One man had his sights set on graduate school but was too busy with family and work to ever finish along a traditional path.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

"A lot of families can't afford food and need food stamps and health care, even just child care so they can finish school or go to work, " said McGrath, who volunteers with children at her local Police Athletic League.

CNN: First-time voters look to Obama to restore American dream

Wood burst on to the scene as an amateur last season with a fifth-placed finish at The Open and after turning professional came through Qualifying School to secure his place on the European Tour this term.

BBC: Wood targets Race for Dubai test