But those with high school drop-out parents had only a 15% chance.
Teenage pregnancies, crime and high school drop-out rates fell substantially.
Several studies have shown that early cannabis use is correlated with poor educational performance including high school drop-out.
A high school drop-out, Cosby also joined the navy, before winning an athletics scholarship to Philadelphia's Temple University.
She criticizes Mr. Perry for the state's high school drop-out rate and for a lack of progress against illegal immigration.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting paid for the show's $1 million costs under the auspices of an initiative that addresses the high school drop-out problem in the United States.
They like the folksy, guy-next-door manner of a high school drop-out who was a television reporter before entering politics as mayor of Calgary.
The high school drop-out rate, which was nearly 17percentt in 1995, is now at 13percentt, while the graduation rate has steadily climbed.
