On the recordJuly 22, 2009
The District's dropout rate is less than 50 percent, and it is a tragedy in the country that 50 percent of the kids in the urban districts are dropping out of school.
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congress.govGeorge Voinovich: “The District's dropout rate is less than 50 percent, and it is a tragedy in the country that 50 percent of the kids in…”
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Voinovich highlights the alarming dropout rate in urban districts.
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