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3.3 million young people who have dropped out of school. an alarmingly high number. there is some good, however. there is some silver lining here. we noticed that in the last year since 2010, the amount of kids who actually finished high school is 73.4%. so that's the highest level of completion since the late 1970s. someone who did complete that is with me right now. the great denzel perry. he's an extraordinary young man from compton, california. he lost members of his family to gang violence, was surrounded by a lot of difficult circumstances yet is now a freshman at the university of calif...

Alarmingly high number. there is some good, however. there is some silver lining here. we noticed that in the last year since 2010, the amount of kids who actually finished high school is 73.4%. so that's the highest level of completion since the late 1970s. someone who did complete that is with me right now. the great denzel perry. denzel is an extraordinary young man from comppton, california, and lost members of his family to gang violence and surrounded by a lot of difficult circumstances and yet, now he is a freshman tot university of california irvine and wants to become a judge some day...

[ applause ] hello. i am melissa harris-perry. welcome to a special education nation. edition of mhp i am thrilled ha this year for the first time we are including a student town hall. on today's program we will be focused on what matters most to students, the challenges they they face and their own ideas for solutions. this stunning room we're in is the bar toes forum in the new york public library. an historic building in midtown manhattan. the library has been open to the public for 101 years. dedicated by president william howard taft in 1911. this incredible facility with 88 mil...

the new york public library in midtown manhattan, and here in the bartose forum, you will meet a student panel and around the room we have a fantastic group of some of the nation's finest young people. students from all over the country. and so, students, are you all ready to get on a popping? [ applause ] that is reaction i was hoping. no now our correspondents maria and luke russert are here with us. you can submit questions and ideas at #ednatsd. now as you hear about the big questions of education, we are turning to the students. joining me is a 14-year-old from r redman, washing...

a student panel and around the room we have a fantastic group of some of the nation's finest young people. students from all over the country. and so, students, are you all ready to get on a popping? [ applause ] that is reaction i was hoping. no now our correspondents maria and luke russert are here with us. you can submit questions and ideas at #ednatsd. now as you hear about the big questions of education, we are turning to the students. joining me is a 14-year-old from r redman, washington, and she is author of three books -- yes, i said that -- and daughter orf a teacher and act...