MetroFocus  Students Use 'GPS' to Navigate to Graduation

How an in-school counseling program helped one Queens student graduate high school. Details

 

Program: MetroFocus

Episode: Students Use 'GPS' to Navigate to Graduation

Giselle Peña, 18, is about to earn her high school diploma. But just one year ago, she was on track to join the nearly 40 percent of New York City ninth graders who don’t graduate four years later. With the help of the United Way's "GPS" counseling program, Peña was able to turn things around.

Duration: (3:59)
Premiere Date: 05/15/2012
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR


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