If I told you that you just needed to do one thing to increase the likelihood of being able to reach your goal of going on your dream summer vacation from a 35% chance to a 70% chance of success, would you do it? One study by Silver, Saunders, & Zarate found that passing algebra 1 during freshman year had that same impact on students ability to reach their goal of graduating high school on time. They found that students who fail algebra 1 during ninth grade have a 35% chance of graduating high s