PBS NewsHour

Lowering Dropout Rates Where Support Systems Are Lacking

Clip: 02/07/2013 | 6m 39s

Nonprofit educational organization OneGoal has partnered with Chicago public school to push kids at risk of dropping out of high school to persist and attend college. Ash-har Quraishi of WTTW Chicago reports for our American Graduate project on the special curriculum that hones leadership skills these kids often already have.

Aired: 02/07/13

Rating: NR

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