Read this excerpt from a blog. Many of our local schools are facing tough budget cuts. As a result, music and art programs are disappearing. Now the school board is considering dropping all after-school programs. This would be a huge mistake. After-school programs keep kids active, and they help keep kids in school. Research shows that the graduation rate for schools with after-school programs is sixty-five percent higher than that of schools without them. My friends and I all participate in after-school programs, and we are working hard to keep them in place. Please sign the petition at http://www. afterschool. org to show your support for after-school programs!

What evidence supports the author’s argument that after-school programs help keep kids in school?

Schools are getting rid of music and art programs because of tough budget cuts.
School boards that cut funding for all after-school programs make a big mistake.
The graduation rate for schools with after-school programs is sixty-five percent higher.
The author and his or her friends are working hard to keep after-school programs in place.