In Philadelphia, a higher-than-average percentage of students who attended “schools without walls”
a. ?dropped out of high school.
b. ?went on to college.
c. ?were involved in criminal activity.
d. ?came from low socioeconomic backgrounds.
ANSWER:
b
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