Just 46 percent graduated from high school or received an equivalency degree, compared with 39 percent of the controls.

Of 67,000 students who started high school four years earlier, about 13,000 dropped out; 21,000 are still enrolled; and 33,000 received diplomas or equivalency degrees.

The son dropped out of Morris and earned an equivalency degree instead.

They have since begun classes to get equivalency degrees.

At least 40 did not complete high school, though several went on to earn equivalency degrees.

In the third week the girls, with a social worker's help, examine the programs that will either get them back to school or an equivalency degree.

He dropped out of high school and got an equivalency degree in 1985.

He earned a general equivalency degree in prison.

He later earned his high school general equivalency degree.

She has attended two other programs to help her get a general equivalency degree.