We've gone in and talked face to face with kids who have dropped out of school. What they're telling us debunks popular assumptions. The problem is solvable. -John Bridgeland

 

We've gone in and talked face to face with kids who have dropped out of school. What they're telling us debunks popular assumptions. The problem is solvable.


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Some had high grades and were just bored out of their minds. They found no connection between the classroom and life and their career aspirations.

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Ohio is a public policy powerhouse.

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It's the beginning of a movement.

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In fact, these kids cite too much freedom, which surprised us. They get to high school and all of a sudden under state law they're permitted to drop out, many of the kids know that. They want more order and rules and expectations.

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It's a slow process of disengagement.

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