New Mexico PBS Learning Media
In the Mix, Originally aired in 2005
This clip asks the question, what makes a school worth going to?
In this excerpt, we meet Thomas in New Mexico, who does poorly in
academic subjects until he discovers unrecognized skills in a school arts
program andgains the confidence to tackle more academic subjects.
Tag Archives: High School Dropout
Pinterest: Why I Go to School
Pinterest is an online pin board. Why I Go To School is the topic of this pin board. Students share why they go to school as part of the American Graduate project focusing on the high school dropout crisis. If you would like to submit your motivation for why you stay in school, email us at newshourextra@gmail.com. Please include your first name, age, grade in school and brief blurb in addition to your Pin. For teachers, here is a lesson plan to get your classroom involved. Check out our recent reporting.
Perspectives: Invisible Men
Invisible Men
Youth Radio’s Pendarvis Harshaw tries to keep black high school students from dropping out. To listen to this Perspectives audio file visit: Invisible Men.
Perspectives airs on KQED Public Radio every weekday at 6:06am, 7:35am and 11:30pm and weekends at 7:36am and 8:36am.
New High School Dropout Data: Oakland at 37 Percent
KQED’s Bay Area news blog News Fix provided a report on the most current dropout data in Oakland.
About 18 percent of California high school students dropped out in 2010, according to new statewide data released by the state’s Department of Education