One Washington state school district is using social-networking tools to help keep at-risk students in school and on track for graduation. Maria Brennan, graduation-success coordinator for the Everett School District, says sites such as MySpace and Facebook offer a nonintrusive way to contact students and encourage them to pursue a traditional diploma rather than settle for a GED. “Very rarely do they not get back to me when I write to them,” she said.

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