Guests: JAMES MCPARTLAND
Director, Center for the Social Organization of Schools at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
GERRY HOUSE
President, Institute for Student Achievement
Former Superintendent, Memphis Public Schools
1999 National Superintendent of the Year
CHARLES HIGHSMITH
Former, Principal of Strawberry Mansions High School, Philadelphia, PA
MOHEENEY GRUNDY
Was high achieving student until she got to high school in Berkeley, CA. Freshman year got involved with the "wrong" group of students who didn't study and didn't go to classes; she failed all of her courses that year and was in danger of not graduating on time. she eventually did graduate from Berkeley High School in May 2000, after two program interventions
New studies show that in some urban high schools as many as half the students drop out before graduation. Despite efforts to keep kids in school, the high school dropout problem appears to be getting worse. Join Juan Williams and guests for a look at the growing rate of high school dropouts and what's being done about it. It's a special Talk of the Nation broadcast from The Newseum in Arlington, Virginia from NPR news.
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