Greater Boston PLAYBACK : Sept. 7, 2009: Project Dropout

Greater Boston reprises stories that originally aired last spring about why kids drop out of high school, and what's being done to stem the tide. Topics: a profile of Maggie, who is trying to balance motherhood with schoolwork; how mentors help teens stay in school; the proactive program to cut down on truancy; how military recruiters are looking for a few good educated men and women; the impact of MCAS on the dropout rate; how Job Corps helps students; and how one at-risk student earned his diploma.