Fixing the High School Dropout Crisis

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Fixing the High School Dropout Crisis

Listen Thursday, Jun. 4, 2009 at 12:06 p.m. in Economy, Education

Guest host: Rebecca Roberts

Nearly one in three American high school students drops out before earning a diploma -- and the numbers look worse in big cities and minority communities. President Obama says the dropout rate is a prescription for economic decline and he's calling for historic investment in education. We'll examine why kids drop out and what can be done to keep them in school.

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Guests

Chris Swanson

Director, Editorial Projects in Education Research Center

Charles Hiteshew

Executive Vice President, America's Promise Alliance

Nettie Legters

Co-director, Everyone Graduates Center

Ruth Jones

Deputy Director, Communities in Schools of the Nation's Capital

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