SPLC Publication Promotes Blueprint for Reducing Alabama's School Dropout Rate

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released a blueprint for reducing Alabama's alarming student and teacher dropout rates as part of an ongoing effort to improve the climate in the state's schools.

"Alabama's high school graduation rate has ranked among the bottom five to 10 states for the last 20 years," said Marion Chartoff, director of the SPLC's Alabama Education Reform Project, an effort to reduce the flow of students from schools into the criminal justice system. "It's a devastating trend that robs our students and our state of a brighter future."

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