CNN Student News: Ten Questions

(CNN Student News) -- April 3, 2008

1. According to the report, approximately how many U.S. students drop out of school every year? Does this statistic surprise you? Why or why not?

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2. In your view: Why might someone drop out of school? What are some of the drawbacks of dropping out of high school?

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3. Why do you think that graduation rates in some U.S. urban areas are lower than the graduation rates in the surrounding suburbs?

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4. What, if anything, do you think can be done to keep American high school students from dropping out?

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5. What is the goal of a budget? Who is Ryan Watkinson? How does he feel about living on a budget?

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6. Based on the information in the segment, what is the difference between a fixed expense and a variable expense?

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7. According to the report, what steps should a person take to make a budget?

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8. Who was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.? What were some of his contributions to the U.S. civil rights movement?

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9. According to the report: When and under what circumstances was Dr. King assassinated? Who is thought to have murdered Dr. King? What evidence did police have against this man?

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10. Why do you think that someone would have wanted to kill Dr. King?

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