Looking back at School Days

By Albany Herald News

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July 30, 2016

Talk show host Jerry Springer holds a B.A. in Political Science. (Photo: WikiCommons)

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Here are some celebrities and their experiences with school, just in time for the new year.

Actor Jim Carrey was a straight “A” student but dropped out of high school to help the family make ends meet. (Photo: WikiCommons)

Country Music star Kenney Chesney holds a B.A. in Advertising. (Photo: WikiCommons)

Princess Diana was a poor student and dropped out at age 16. She married Prince Charles when she was only 19. (Photo: WikiCommons)

Musician Art Garfunkel holds a Master’s in Mathematics. (Photo: WikiCommons)

Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jean Baker) was tired of moving from foster home to foster home, dropped out of school at age 16 and married her boyfriend. (Photo: WikiCommons)

Actress Whoopi Goldberg dropped out of high school “because it was too hard.” As it turned out, she was an undiagnosed dyslectic. (Photo: WikiCommons)

Basketball icon Shaquille O’Neal holds a Ph.D. in Education. (Photo:WikiCommons)

Comedian Jay Leno holds a B.A. in Speech Therapy. (Photo: WikiCommons)

Andrew Carnegie , industrialist and philanthropist (and billionaire) dropped out of school during his elementary school days. (Photo: WikiCommons)

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