Each time Liliana and her family travel between states and countries, Liliana misses days and sometimes weeks of school. Liliana spends part of her school year in California where an estimated 200,000 students migrate with their families each year.

Over a lifetime of work, what is the estimated loss in earnings when a student drops out of high school? 50,000 100,000 200,000 400,000

Watch as the migrant parents of another child at Liliana's high school talk to the counselor about their child. (2:37 minutes)

What about you? Do you believe a high school education will help you later in life? What IS the value of a high school diploma in today's world?
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