Explores the issues surrounding school dropouts. Presents diversity of opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points of view in an even balance.

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Dropping out of school is a national crisis / Keith Melville -- The dropout crisis is also an economic crisis / Jeff Kelly Lowenstein and Sarah Karp -- The dropout crisis is improving / Sarah D. Sparks -- High school dropouts are more severely affected by a poor economy than graduates / Alliance for Excellent Education -- An emphasis on vocational education could reduce dropout rates / William C. Symonds, Robert B. Schwartz and Ronald Ferguson -- High-stakes testing and zero-tolerance policies increase dropout rates / Advancement Project -- Separate schools for minorities are not the answer to the dropout crisis / Jan Wong -- New strategies by educators are decreasing minority dropout rates / Ed Finkel -- The dropout crisis is also rural / Mary Ann Zehr -- Decreasing the dropout rate requires multiple solutions / Dale Mezzacappa -- Blended learning offers high school dropouts a second chance / June Kronholz.