State works to combat high student dropout rate

The Clarion-Ledger, 4/9/7

The new state Dropout Prevention Plan requires school districts to reduce dropouts – regardless of whether they agree with the plan.

Each school district is organizing local committees that, with state guidance and collaboration over the next year, will work to find individualized solutions that focus on specific district needs. To keep the project on track to start during the 2008-09 school year, the Department of Education has established a series of deadlines for local school districts and for itself.