American Graduate: Milwaukee’s Graduation Problem November 30, 2011

American Graduate: A Serious Conversation about Milwaukee’s Graduation Problem

More than 2,000 Milwaukee students, between 7th and 12th grade, drop out of school each year. This dropout problem has ramifications throughout our community.

Milwaukee Public Television (MPTV) and WUWM 89.7 FM-Milwaukee Public Radio are partners for a national initiative “American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen.”

STREAM: 11/30 at 4 pm
Local leaders will brainstorm contributing factors, the impact on our community and strategies to strengthen the graduation rate in Milwaukee. View at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/MPTV-Live.

Submit your questions for the panelists to [email protected] before 11/30.

LISTEN: WUWM 89.7 on 12/6 at 10 am
WUWM’s Lake Effect will air excerpts from the community discussion.

WATCH: MPTV 10.1 on 12/12 at 9 pm
American Graduate Initiative special will show what is being done to improve Milwaukee graduation rates. It features experts, critics and the students themselves.