Task force cites high dropout rates for African American, Latino students
Calling the high school dropout rate for city students one of the most serious problems facing Philadelphia, Mayor Nutter said Thursday his administration would work with the School District to address it.
"There is nothing less at stake here than the future of this city," Nutter told an audience at the district's administration building following release of a blueprint for stemming the dropout rates for African American and Latino males.
After studying the dropout problems of African American and Latino males in Philadelphia for 10 months, a task
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"There is nothing less at stake here than the future of this city," Nutter told an audience at the district's administration building following release of a blueprint for stemming the dropout rates for African American and Latino males.
After studying the dropout problems of African American and Latino males in Philadelphia for 10 months, a task
