82. How can we do a better job of keeping kids in school?

More than 1.2 million students drop out of high school in the United States each year. That's one student every 26 seconds, or 7,000 students every day. What can we do to understand better the reasons why kids drop out? How can we help more kids make the right decision to stay in school? And how can we muster the resources needed to tackle the problem not just inside the classroom but throughout entire communities? In this episode, Kevin speaks with Dr. Debra Duardo, Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools, to find out how to keep more kids in school.