Instead, they earned diplomas by passing the General Educational Development test.
Last year, Ms. Grolz and Ms. Dempsey earned diplomas at a scrapbook course at Creating Keepsakes University in Salt Lake City.
Born in Great Barrington, MA, she graduated from the Buckingham School, Radcliffe College and earned diplomas from the Longy School of Music and the American Conservatory of Music in Fontainebleau, France.
Zero percent of the students earned diplomas with advanced distinction compared to 32% statewide, according to City-Data.com.
If all of the dropouts from the class of 2011 had earned diplomas, the nation would benefit from an estimated $154 billion in income over their working lifetimes.
Though their bills vary, each would require fewer years of math, science and social studies in favor of allowing students to earn diploma "endorsements" by completing additional credits in areas like humanities, engineering, and business and industry.
Students will earn diplomas as solo instrumentalists, she said.
Twenty-nine of its sponsored students are on track to earn diplomas by the end of this academic year.
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They say they want public school students to refuse to take the tests, even if it means not earning diplomas.
High-speed connections will also allow for distance education through real-time videoconferencing; already, thousands of high school students are earning diplomas via virtual classrooms.
