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Dropout Summit II

Feb 22, 2008 (9:00AM - 3:00PM)

Directions for Our Youth will orchestrate the second annual Dropout Summit at Lehman College, CUNY on February 22, 2008. More than 40 cities and states have initiated dropout summits in response to the first NYC-based event in 2007. New York City is plagued by a dropout crisis which continues to grow. In 2005 more than 20,000 students dropped out. In 2006 more than 21,000 failed to graduate. The crisis is especially severe in Latino and African-American communities where segregation and poverty further impede graduation.

Dropout Summit II Objectives:

• Assess the progress made since the first Dropout Summit.
• Set targets and timelines for dropout reductions in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
• Develop a dropout prevention plan which incorporates Federal, state and local resources.

Dropout Summit II Speakers:

Keynotes: Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott, Dr. Pedro Noguera
Special Guests: Congressman Charles B. Rangel, Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum
Welcome: Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion, Jr.
Hosts: President Lillian Rodriguez-Lopez, Hispanic Federation; Councilman Robert Jackson and Dr. Cary Goodman
Remarks: Dr. Sandra Lerner

Event Partners:

• America's Promise Alliance
• Children for Children
• Directions for Our Youth
• The After-School Corporation
• The Hispanic Federation

Lehman College, CUNY

Provided by: Directions For Our Youth

Contact: Andrea Feduzi at (212) 362-4020

Topics: Academic Enrichment, Child & Family, Child Development, Drop-Out Prevention, Youth Development