Feb 01 Watch Gang Member-Turned-Ph.D. Mentors Youth on the Fringes One Man's Journey From Gang Member to Academia… Continue watching
Feb 01 One Man’s Journey From Gang Member to Academia Victor Rios says he has lived two lifetimes. In his first, he was a gang member, juvenile delinquent and high school dropout. Today, he's a sociology professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, who studies at-risk youth. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch Oakland Program Aims to Pique Girls’ Interest in Science, Tech Careers Oakland Program Aims to Pique Girls' Interest in Science, Tech Careers… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch Detroit Tackles Dropout Crisis By Engaging Students, Parents Education Secretary Arne Duncan has called Detroit, where four out of 10 children don't graduate from high school, "arguably, the worst school district in the country." Hari Sreenivasan and Detroit Public Television report on how the city's public schools are… Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch As Poorest U.S. City, Reading Also Struggling With High Dropout Rate One city's struggle to regain its economic footing is also tied to significant problems in its schools. Jeffrey Brown reports from Reading, Pa., as part of our American Graduate series. Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch St. Louis Teachers Voice Struggles Over Dropouts St. Louis Teachers Voices Struggles Over Dropouts… Continue watching