ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, FEB. 5, 2017- In this Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 photo, Silina Branson, graduation coach at Thomas Jefferson High School, at right in middle row, works with students as they work on homework inside her office in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Graduation coaches like Branson work to promote and improve attendance to ultimately reduce the dropout rates and increase graduation rates in the Council Bluffs Community School District. The students in her office are, from left in front row, seniors Morgan Barth and Zach Elhindi, from left in middle row, seniors Ashley Phillips and Jennica Jay, from left in back row, freshman Kelsey Briggs and senior Marcellus Smith. (Joe Shearer /The Daily Nonpareil via AP)
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