Monday, November 28, 2011

EDUCATION - Addressing School Dropout Problem, Detroit

"Detroit Tackles Dropout Crisis By Engaging Students, Parents" PBS Newshour 11/25/2011

Excerpt

JEFFREY BROWN (Newshour): And we turn to the high school dropout problem.

Over the next 18 months, the NewsHour and other public media partners are examining the consequences of, and solutions for, one of this country's most pressing education issues. The project is called American Graduate.

Tonight, a look at Detroit, where four out of 10 children don't graduate. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has called it "arguably the worst school district in the country." But he's also said he's encouraged by new efforts to improve the schools.

NewsHour correspondent Hari Sreenivasan reports on some of those efforts in this co-production with Detroit Public Television.

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