In reality, even the apparently non-selective universities apply a form of selection by quietly putting up with very high drop-out rates.
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So schools with high drop out rates and high borrowing rates come out looking far worse than what they actually may be.
Quality of education remains a major concern for the region, as indicated by high drop out and repetition rates in several countries.
But because of a high drop-out rate, and its failure to meet student recruitment targets, South Bank has been obliged to cut academic jobs, and give back some of its grant to the Higher Education Funding Council for England, the primary government funding agency for universities.
Unemployment among high school drop-outs has always been far higher than the national norm.
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.
If you do not have time for a meal, step in for a martini or Manhattan at the long bar and watch the parade of high society drop in for dinner.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan told a Senate education committee earlier this year that 27 percent of American high schoolers drop out and that 40 percent of the country's "young people" earn a two- or four-year college degree.
Among the requirements of his apologies to fellow Democrats was the assurance that there were no more high heels to drop.
California now lags behind the rest of the country in the rate at which the number of its jobs filled by high-school drop-outs is declining.
The high-school drop-out rate, for example, would fall only from 17.3% to 16.1%, and the proportion of teenage mothers from 20% to 18%.
To them, Mr Shigeta will always be a spiv with a flaky past a high-school drop-out who was bound to come to a sticky end.
From being the son of (ethnic-German) immigrants from Hungary, a high-school drop-out, a taxi-driver and self-styled street-fighter, to lauded statesman: it all sounded rather romantic.
Unlike Mr Estrada, who served as a mayor, senator and vice-president before his presidential bid, Mr Poe, a high-school drop-out, had never run for office before.
Nearly three-quarters stated that the program gave them skills to succeed in the classroom, no small benefit given that 25% of American public high school students drop out before graduation.
Surprisingly, the drop in high-tech share prices has probably helped the greenback, says Mr Persaud.
Of course, high politics tend to drop down news agendas during the summer.
"Pensions linked to CPI will be lower over a period of time - some estimates put the drop as high as 25%", said Dawid Konotey-Ahulu of Mallowstreet.
By the way, if the new tablet offers better resolution with minimal increase in data, why not drop your high speed WIFI connection and use your phone service instead?
Foreclosure activity remains high, despite recent drop-offs.
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That is an awfully high number considering the wrenching drop in public Internet companies.
Unfortunately, increased minimum wages induce some teenagers to drop out of high school and take a job.
Boys, meanwhile, are more likely to drop out of high school than girls.
According to the study, children growing up in one-parent homes are 16% more likely to drop out of high school.
Can you drop out of high school and find a good job?
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Less than half of Providence fourth-graders are deemed proficient in reading and math, and roughly one third of city students will drop out of high school.
The recent break in the gold price, in which the king commodity has completed a 20% drop since the high point of late last year, holds a clue.
Each Mortons The Steakhouse private dining boardroom is equipped with a Velocity HD Digital Suite, which includes a nine-foot drop-down high-definition screen, HD projection system, and 7.2 cinema surround sound.
The result is half the kids drop out of high school, because NOW they have to take First and second year Algebra AND Geometry just to get a high School diploma.
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Over half of pupils drop out of high school.
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