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Patrick D. Cannon

Mar 5, 2010 at 12:21 pm

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Good and Bad News for CMS

Good and Bad News for CMS

VIA CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
In two separate stories, we hear good and bad news from CMS. The droprate is down here and across the state. However, school violence is rising at CMS.

In the dropout news, the droprate among CMS students was 5 percent down from 5.9 percent in the previous year. In school violence news, the rate rose from 8.7 per 1,000 to 9.8.

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Patrick D. Cannon

Mar 5, 2010 at 11:30 am

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We Need More Than $900 Million To Stop High School Drop Out Crisis

We Need More Than $900 Million To Stop High School Drop Out Crisis

Recently, President Barack Obama pledged his efforts as well as $900 million to stop the national high school drop out crisis. The efforts of one leader and money are not enough to stop the problem, but it is a start.

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