Ed Surge – Stuart Udell
“I’ve spent 16 years serving on and chairing the board of the National Dropout Prevention Center (NDPC) and 25 years leading companies that serve schools and students of all kinds. Throughout, I’ve often found myself thinking about students like this one, who ended up in juvenile detention by ninth grade. Or about the ones who act out in class because they’re embarrassed that they can’t read; they’d rather get in trouble than lose face. Or the ones who are so far behind that catching up seems hopeless. Or who stop showing up at school altogether. ” (more)