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California mayors gather to discuss student dropout rate
- 04-30-2010
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By Melody Gutierrez/Sacramento Bee
Mayors from across California met in Sacramento on Thursday to discuss strategies for addressing the state's high public school dropout rates. Nearly one in five students – 18.9 percent – dropped out of California high schools during the 2007-08 school year, according to California Department of Education figures released last year. 2008-09 numbers are due this summer. "We are making some progress," said San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. "This will never be solved by making this a school district problem." Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson hosted the California Mayors Graduation Summit and said he hopes to find ways to increase high school graduation rates. (more...)
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