Category: KQED Education Featured Releases

Teachers Address Dropout Crisis at KQED Teacher Town Hall

March 13 event to launch KQED’s American Graduate initiative featuring events, workshops and programming throughout the year Listen to the Teacher Town Hall Thursday, March 29, at 8pm on KQED 88.5 FM. San Francisco, California, February 28, 2012 – Only 40 percent of current students will graduate high school in Oakland. KQED, the public media [...]

KQED to Address Oakland’s Dropout Issue

KQED to Address Oakland’s Dropout Issue with Content, Education, Resources, and Community Engagement San Francisco, November 21, 2011—Ask a high school student if they plan to graduate and the vast majority – 92% – say they expect to earn a high school diploma. But in cities across America the reality is very different. Oakland has [...]