Why Students Drop Out of High School

Hour 2: Just how bad is the drop out rate in America today and what are workable strategies to help keep kids in school? We’ll talk this hour with Russell W. Rumberger, Vice Provost for Education Partnerships at the University of California Office of the President and author of the new book “Dropping Out: Why Students Drop Out of High School and What Can Be Done About It” (Harvard University Press, 2011).