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Dropout nation / a Frontline production with Left/Right Docs ; writer and producer, Frank Koughan.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication Info[Boston, Mass.] : PBS Distribution, ©2012.
Description1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Subject(s)
Other author/creatorKoughan, Frank screenwriter, producer.
Other author/creatorPBS Distribution (Firm)
Other author/creatorWGBH Educational Foundation.
Other author/creatorWGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
Other author/creatorLeft/Right Docs.
Other author/creatorPublic Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Physical medium4 3/4 in.
Abstract A troubling and inspiring journey through the maze of an inner city high school, Dropout Nation investigates the causes, challenges, and potential solutions of a national emergency.
Abstract Every year, hundreds of thousands of teenagers in the United States quit high school without diplomas - an epidemic so out of control that nobody knows the exact number. FRONTLINE takes you inside a former "dropout factory" in Houston, Texas, for an unforgettable portrait of four students in crisis and the teachers, counselors and principal waging a daily struggle to get them to graduation.
CreditsEditor, Fanny Lee ; directors of photography, Jaron Berman, Jeremy Gold ; music, John Dragonetti.
Date/time/place of a event noteOriginally broadcast Sept. 25, 2012, as part of the PBS series Frontline.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageSubtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Genre/formTelevision series.
Genre/formTelevision news programs.
Genre/formNonfiction television programs.
Genre/formVideo recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other title Frontline (Television program)
ISBN9781608837977
ISBN1608837971
UPC 841887018005
Publisher numberFRL63020 PBS
Stock numberMidwest Tape http://www.midwesttapes.com

Available Items

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Joyner Compact DVDs LC146.7.T4 D76 2012 DVD ✔ Available Place Hold