What is Dropout Nation: Lowest Graduation Rates for Black (and White) Males
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The Dropout Nation Podcast
- The Dropout Nation Podcast: Banish Failed School LeadersOn this week’s Dropout Nation Podcast, RiShawn Biddle takes a look at the Darnell “Dynasty” Young bullying incident in Indianapolis and the Mark Berndt scandal enveloping L.A. Unified, and point out the consequences of failed school leadership. From superintendents such as Eugene White in Indianapolis blaming kids they call “crippled” and “crazy” for failure […]
- On the Road with Dropout Nation: Gwen Samuel Talks to Congress About Parent PowerAs the countdown begins for the first annual Summer of Transforming Education fundraising campaign for grassroots reform groups coming this Memorial Day, watch this month’s On the Road podcast featuring Connecticut Parents Union President (and Dropout Nation Contributing Editor) Gwen Samuel’s testimony before the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Commit […]
- The Dropout Nation Midweek Monitor: Congressional Parent Power Hearing, Teacher Quality in California, & School Choice in MissouriOn this week’s Monitor, RiShawn Biddle notes the House Education and the Workforce subcommittee’s hearing on Parent Power and Family Engagement featuring Connecticut Parents Union President Gwen Samuel; checks out the lawsuit filed by StudentsFirst, Parent Revolution and others against California’s state government over tenure and reverse-seniority layoffs; […]