Omarina's Story
Season 2014
Episode 12
About the Episode
When FRONTLINE first met Omarina Cabrera back in 2012 for the documentary "Middle School Moment," she was a struggling student at Middle School 244 in the Bronx. Today, she's excelling at an elite prep school in New England. FRONTLINE revisits Omarina as part of our continued examination of a groundbreaking program to stem the dropout crisis in America’s high-poverty schools.
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