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80 SEATS AVAILABLE ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS: Registering on the website provides a headcount only and does not guarantee you a seat. You must come early. Come and have dinner or a snack and a drink. Only 35 percent of American high school seniors are proficient readers. Only 23 percent are proficient in math. Nationwide, only 74 percent of ninth graders graduate within four yearsÂÂ-and that number drops to about 50 percent for black and Hispanic students. Twelve percent of American high schools are ÂÂ"dropout factoriesÂÂ"ÂÂ-schools where less than 60 percent of freshmen even make it to their senior year. It comes as no surprise, then, that America lags far behind other developed countries when it comes to schooling: Among large industrialized countries, America ranks last in educational effectivenessÂÂ-despite spending the most. This award winning documentary will be shown on Thursday, February 11, at 7PM in Tamberson Hall of Braddocks Tavern. This is a 90 minute film. WE HAVE SEATS FOR 80 PEOPLE.