{"id":2380,"date":"2010-03-12T12:12:09","date_gmt":"2010-03-12T17:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=2380"},"modified":"2010-03-12T12:28:24","modified_gmt":"2010-03-12T17:28:24","slug":"raising-their-voices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2010\/03\/12\/raising-their-voices\/","title":{"rendered":"Raising Their Voices"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Last year, President Barack Obama issued a challenge to the American people to become more actively engaged in reforming the K\u201312 public education system. Although the President emphasized that students are responsible for their own educational progress, he extended this responsibility to all Americans. \u201cIt\u2019s up to their parents. It\u2019s up to their teachers,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s up to all of us.\u201d This challenge came amidst a troubling crisis in our nation\u2019s schools: every year, nearly one-third of all public high school students\u2014and almost one-half of minorities\u2014fail to graduate with their class. These high dropout rates have negative consequences for dropouts themselves, our economy, and the civic fabric of communities. The success of our young people is ultimately a collective endeavor, and we know that students, parents, and teachers are central to finding solutions.”<\/p>\n

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“Four years ago, we released a report\u2014The Silent Epidemic: Perspectives of High School Dropouts\u2014to understand why nearly one-third of all public high school students, and almost one-half of African American, Hispanic, and Native American students decide to discontinue their education.”<\/p>\n

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