High School Dropout Rate [Part 1 of 2] (2011)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2011-10-14
Duration: 00:07:28
Subjects: Education | High school dropouts | Graduation rates
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- Lincoln, Sue Producer
- Woods, Virnado Photographer
- Schum, Debbie Interviewee
- Hughes, Scott Interviewee
- Smith, John Warner Interviewee
Description
This segment from the October 14, 2011, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Sue Lincoln’s report on the results of a Public Affairs Research Council (PAR) study on the state’s efforts to reduce the high school dropout rate. Lincoln interviews: Debbie Schum of the Department of Education on the state’s cohort graduation rates and event graduation rates; Scott Hughes of the Alliance for Education on his concerns that the current rates leave out the students who drop out of school between the eighth and ninth grades; and John Warner Smith of Education’s Next Horizon on the disproportional impact of the dropout rate on minority students. Hosts: Charlie Whinham and Shauna Sanford