Michigan schools dig in against dropping out, make pledge freep.com Detroit Free Press:
"School officials across Michigan have taken a crucial pledge to keep struggling students in school.
The goal? Keep these kids from giving up and worsening already troubling statistics that show a quarter of Michigan students fail to graduate on time and 15% drop out.
Nearly 1,100 schools across the state -- including all 172 schools in Detroit Public Schools -- have signed on to a dropout challenge, according to information released this week by the Michigan Department of Education."
"School officials across Michigan have taken a crucial pledge to keep struggling students in school.
The goal? Keep these kids from giving up and worsening already troubling statistics that show a quarter of Michigan students fail to graduate on time and 15% drop out.
Nearly 1,100 schools across the state -- including all 172 schools in Detroit Public Schools -- have signed on to a dropout challenge, according to information released this week by the Michigan Department of Education."