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Skipping Up

Special | 16m 37s  | Video has closed captioning.

Skipping Up follows a group of eighth graders in San Antonio as they finish their year in the Middle School Partners Program, a successful dropout-prevention project that has generated national interest as a model for schools with significant Latino populations.

Aired: 09/24/13

Expired: 03/01/23

Rating: NR

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