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The Campaign

Get statistics on the economic impact of dropouts and ideas on how your business can get on the bus.

Find out what communities across Mississippi are doing to help more students stay on the bus towards graduation.

Find resources and guidance about how to keep your child on the bus and to succeed in school.

Learn what other schools are doing to increase graduation rates.

See what other teens say about why students drop out and what might help them stay in school.

In Their Own Words

Videos of students and others about their experiences.



Brett Campo Picayune High School	Bernita Williams Amanda Elzy High School	Wayne Rodolfich Superintendent Pascagoula School District



Woodrow Price Teacher Claiborne County School District	Rebecca Marble College Coach GEAR UP

Partnerships and Progress

Schools and communities are forming partnerships and making progress toward keeping kids in school to graduation. Find out more by watching this short video, then check out the individual stories to the left. To view the Partnerships and Progress video, click on the graphic below:


	Capitol Street Boys & Girls Club in Jackson hosted a dropout prevention event with special guest Brett Campo, a former dropout who is now Mississippi's Dropout Prevention Ambassador. Campo recently graduated from Picayune High School with honors and is spending the summer visiting youth organizations to encourage kids to stay in school. NEW!

	On the Bus is funded through a $1.5 million grant from State Farm® to support the Mississippi Department of Education’s goal of cutting the state’s dropout rate in half.

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