Students share some of their reseach

 Lena discussed the statistical relationship between economic resources (Title I funds, student expenditures, school funding from property taxes) and the disproportionately high dropout rate among minorities.

Dwight interviewed over 30 students and obtained copies of transcripts from students who either transferred from a high-performing school to a low-performing school or vice-versa. He is looking forward to collecting even more student data.

Dropout Nation

Today, students watched the 2012 Frontline documentary Dropout Nation. After dissecting the main themes, students created a web of problems all tying back to the high dropout rate in American high schools and how many if not all of the problems are interconnected. The picture illustrates their conclusions.

We did it!

HUGE THANKS to all of our wonderful donors! We have succeeded in meeting our benchmark. Now on to DC to solve education inequality! 

DC Update # 1

We are so excited to announce that we have set up our first two meetings while in Washington, D.C. The first will be with Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, James H. Shelton III. The second will be with president of American University, Cornelius Kerwin. Looking forward to hearing their thoughts!

DC students during their first prep session !

What is learning? How do we know if we have truly learned something? 

Huntsville, AL most unequal city in America?

In 2012, The Atlantic published an article listing Huntsville, Alabama as the number one most unequal city in wage distributions. Although the data is from two years ago, the facts haven't changed - the dichotomy between the haves and have nots is as stark as ever. How can we change this? Make education more accessible and more equitable.

Fifth Chaperone

We have just confirmed our fifth and final chaperone for the trip and we are so excited to have them join us. Who will it be? Stay tuned!