by JONATHAN LAI, Philadelphia Inquirer
Angel Rodriguez was stuck, living in the projects in Camden, bouncing among low-paying jobs, struggling to support himself and his disabled mother. He had tried to find jobs that pay above minimum wage – more than the few dollars he earned working at grocery stores or as a cook in a hotel – but his resumé had an obvious gap. “Every job I would go apply to, they would go, ‘Do you have a high school diploma?’ ” said Rodriguez, 22. “I would have tell them no, because I’m not the type of person to lie on my application.” Now, thanks to a new program offered through state and county libraries, Rodriguez, who dropped out of Camden High in 2010, is taking high school courses online at his own pace, working toward a bona fide high school diploma – and new opportunities.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20141229_Online_course_offered_for_high_school_diplomas.html
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