More Information on Dropouts in NC
For more information about the dropout problem in North Carolina and the nation, see the following articles:
Disconnected Youth in the Research Triangle Region: An Ominous Problem Hidden in Plain Sight - A Report to The NC Glaxo Smith Kline Foundation, By MDC, Inc., August 2008
Inequality Goes to College - The American Prospect, Special Report Nov 2009 Series of Articles
The Virtually Ignored Dropout Crisis Continues - NC Policy Watch, June 2006
North Carolina Declines in Study of Child Well-Being - Mike Baker, Associated Press, June 2006
One-Third of a Nation: Rising Dropout Rates and Declining Opportunities - Education Resources Information Center(ERIC), Feb. 2005
The Silent Epidemic: Perspectives of High School Dropouts - Civic Enterprises in association with Peter D. Hart Research Associates for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, March 2006

