Dan Varner, Chief Executive Officer of Excellent Schools Detroit, speaks to the action their organization is taking to ensure each student has access to an excellent school by 2020.

Ken Coleman, a mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit, discusses the big impact just a small amount of time has on youth.

DPTV's President and CEO, Rich Homberg, discusses the station's commitment to education and the young people of Michigan.

Frontline visits a former "dropout factory" in Houston, Texas for an in-depth exploration of the dropout crisis.

Public media launched the first-ever AMERICAN GRADUATE DAY on September 22, 2012. This multi-platform event featured live local and national programming, partners, celebrities and athletes focused on improving high school graduation rates in America.

Public media is launching the first-ever AMERICAN GRADUATE DAY on September 22, 2012 from 1-8pm EST. This multi-platform event will feature live local and national programming, partners, celebrities and athletes focused on improving high school graduation rates in America.

Detroit Parent Network and their Executive Director Sharlona Buckman are proud to celebrate 10 years of the agency’s dedication to parents and primary caregivers.

Michigan’s Superintendent Mike Flanagan has a grounded perspective on Michigan’s dropout crisis. His own story of struggling in school lends to his understanding of the issues of dropouts. He understands dropping out is not just a Detroit problem; this is an issue that affects our state and our country.

In addition to providing family counseling services, Black Family Development works in Detroit's Clark Park and Osborn neighborhoods, supporting the federally funded Promise Neighborhood program. The vision of the program is that all children and youth growing up in Promise Neighborhoods have access to great schools...