The Drop Out Dilemma

Length 59:00
Licensor KALW
Producer(s) Holly Kernan
Formats Documentary, Enterprise/Investigative
Topics Education, News, Youth
Produced June 7, 2007
Added to PRX June 8, 2007
 

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Summary:

In Oakland, California, less than half of public school students graduate from high school. Why is that, and what can be done?

Website:

http://www.kalw.org

Timely on:

September 01: School begins

Tones:

Emotional, Informational, Sound Rich

Language:

English

Description:

KALW teamed up with a group of eight students from Mills College to look into the forces driving kids out of school in Oakland. These student reporters spent months in the schools the result is this documentary.