American Graduate

Series produced by WUNC

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WUNC's American Graduate Project is part of a nationwide public media conversation about the dropout crisis.

WUNC's American Graduate Project is part of a nationwide public media conversation about the dropout crisis. We'll explore the issue through news reports, call-in programs and a forum produced with UNC-TV. Also as a part of this project we've partnered with the Durham Nativity School and YO: Durham to found the WUNC Youth Radio Club. American Graduate programming is funded in part with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Project Funders:

GlaxoSmithKline
The Goodnight Educational Foundation
Joseph M. Bryan Foundation


42 Pieces

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American Graduate: Dropping Back In
From: WUNC
Series: American Graduate
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Dave DeWitt reports on a school in Durham that is helping at-risk kids graduate from high school.

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  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 03:20
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AMERICAN GRADUATE: KEEPING KIDS IN SCHOOL
From: WUNC
Series: American Graduate
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An estimated 16,000 kids dropped out of school in North Carolina last year. That’s a slight improvement from the year before, but it’s clear that m...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 48:53