Addressing America’s Dropout Problem - Education Matters

Despite growing attention and concern about our nation’s excessively high dropout rate, the problem continues to exact a heavy shadow on America’s future. What is not so clear is why the remedies that the education community and policymakers have pursued to address the problem have been so inadequate. Dr. Pedro Noguera, Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education at New York University, author, and Education Matters contributor, examines the reasons these policies have failed, the false assumptions about students and schools that have blocked progress, and what must happen to turn things around.