Video: Mark Wahlberg Tackles U.S. Teen Graduation Stats

Oscar nominated star Mark Wahlberg is taking a stand against America's high-school dropout rate!

The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation has partnered up with the Taco Bell Foundation for Teens for the next two years to address America's teen graduation crisis, where one in three students drop out of high school without earning a diploma.

Wahlberg appears in a new PSA for the cause, urging viewers to give $1 at participating Taco Bell restaurants nationwide between June 3 and June 15 in support of the "Graduate to Go" initiative. Proceeds will benefit organizations that work to empower teens, and customers who participate will receive a Taco Bell coupon.



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