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High School Dropouts: How Much of a Crisis?

Want, they're not truaant all day. what you start to find if you really talk to the kids, they'll show up for one or two or three classes where they think they'll get something out of it but they don't show up for the classes where they don't get anything out of it. the question we have to ask is are we competing for the attention of our students? are we teaching them in an effective way that engages them? i don't want to point the finger and say it's the teacher's fault or administration's fault. we know there are so many and the vast majority of teachers are committed and doing a great job, ...

>> i'm the president of our franchise -- >> i always say dream big and whatever dream you came up with, double it, and you have not dreamed big enough. we are all expecting great things from you. great things. straight a's. when you have young people who can potentially fall through the cracks, i am hoping that my organization the manifestation organization can help to fill in the crack and keep them from falling through. ♪ give me one more chance ♪ just like the time before >> and you have to remember that the young kids we are dealing with today are bombarded by more stimuli and more out...

Rely on public assistance, more likely to lead shattered lives. what's more, they cost our economy hundreds of billions of dollars over the course of a lifetime in lower wages, in higher public expenses. so this is a problem we cannot afford to accept, and we cannot afford to ignore. the stakes are too high for our children, for our economy, and for our country. it's time for all of us to come together, parents, students, principals and teachers. business leaders and elected officials from across the political spectrum to end america's dropout crisis. and this is a problem that i've actually b...

Churches in the region to -- and public school officials to get state funding for dropout prevention programs. and brought together african-american and latino leaders to help set up after-school programs. because when we help keep kids off the street and we give them a productive way to spend their time, then graduation rates go up. so that's a commitment that i've carried with me to the oval office. and today i want to announce steps my administration will take to help end the dropout crisis in the african-american community, in the latino community, and in the larger american community. bec...