Pupils who were given a D grade rather than the expected C grade could mean that difference between staying on at school or dropping out and becoming a Neet, said Kenny Fredericks, head of George Green's School in east London.
But in the 14 years since George Dawes Green created the event, the audience line to get into the weekly New York events - unlike in Chicago, Detroit and Los Angeles incarnations - can start a couple of hours in advance.
George Gilder worries green eyeshade Republicans will conspire with Democrats to "solve" the budget crisis and "save" Social Security by raising taxes.
