In a time when youth are having to deal with a lot but are expected to stay silent about it, Critical Exposure’s role is to help us take back our voice by giving us opportunities to exercise our...
Past
The Dropout Crisis
Location:
Washington, DC
Issue:
The Dropout Crisis
Dates Of Project:
2008-present
Partner:
S.T.E.P. Up DC, DC Alliance of Youth Advocates, Sasha Bruce Youth-Led, Spingarn STAY Senior High School, Ballou Senior High School, Youth Action Research Group
Nearly 50% of DC students do not graduate from high school. Only 9% get a college degree within five years of leaving high school. Critical Exposure has sought to provide the DC community and policymakers with a unique youth perspective on the causes, consequences, and solutions to the city’s graduation crisis.
