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A $500 promise from Dolly Parton helped cut her hometown's dropout rate from 30% to 6% #shorts

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In 1990, over 30% of students in Sevierville, Tennessee ????—Dolly Parton’s hometown—didn’t graduate high school ????❌. So in 1991, Dolly created the Buddy Program ????????, giving graduates $500 ????. The result? The dropout rate plummeted to just 6% ????✅—and stayed there. True hometown impact ????????

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#EducationMatters #DropoutPrevention #Sevierville
#MakeADifference #Inspiration
#Tennessee #Graduation #SuccessStory
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