June 2008 Issue
Dropouts: One is too many
On the Cover:
James Alexander dropped out of high school twice before graduating in 2007. Now, the 21-year-old
is in college, studying to be a teacher. “I always thought I was going to be an NBA player,” says Alexander, who
admits he didn’t have a backup plan until he was older and encouraged by his own teachers to help students at risk
of dropping out. “All my teachers let me know that I was a good teacher,” he says. Click here for more on Michigan’s dropout
crisis.
Photo by Kevin W. Fowler