Indiana Crafts Dropout Remedy Through Choice of Schools
From: The National Center for Media Engagement
Series: PBS Newshour
Length: 11:20
Special correspondent John Tulenko reports from Indiana, where a voucher program allows families to choose religious schools, charter schools and public schools in neighboring districts for their children as part of an effort to provide more options when graduation rates are low.
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November 9, 2011
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JEFFREY BROWN: Last night, as part of our American Graduate series, we looked at the high school dropout crisis and heard suggestions from teachers in St. Louis.
Tonight, another take on how to improve public education, it comes from Indiana, where the current remedy is, provide more choices when graduation rates are too low.
Special correspondent John Tulenko reports.
JOHN TULENKO: Anderson, Indiana, a city of 50,000 just outside Indianapolis, in the 1980s, it was home to some 15,000 autoworkers and their families, a General Motors town, until the company cut back.
FELIX CHOW, Anderson Schools superintendent: When the company left town, the whole economy left with it.
JOHN TULENKO: And the students left, too.
Felix Chow is superintendent of schools in Anderson. Before GM left, Anderson had 21,000 students in 33 schools.
FELIX CHOW: Today, we have about 7,000 students with nine sc...
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