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The Dropout Nation Podcast: School Reform As the Cornerstone of Community Renewal

Dropout Nation Podcast CoverOn this Dropout Nation Podcast, I take a look at one community and explain how education reform can help foster community renewal. Contrary to the arguments of defenders of traditional public education, school reform is critical to addressing other community needs and ultimately building the middle class needed to improve neighborhoods.

You can listen to the Podcast at RiShawn Biddle’s radio page or download directly to your iPod or MP3 player. Also, subscribe to the podcast series. It is also available on iTunes, Blubrry, Podcast Alley, the Education Podcast Network and Zune Marketplace.

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  1. [...] own path in higher education, be it college, vocational school or apprenticeships.  So do our communities, especially the poor urban communities that suffer as a result of the failures of dropout factories [...]