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- "The Kids Who Got Out - My Graduation Day"
- Summary: Experience graduation day with Claudia Villa as she graduates with teen moms, probation camp kids, and the rest of Alternative Ed's class of 2006
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Review of The Kids Who Got Out - My Graduation Day
John Dankosky
Posted on June 12, 2006 at 08:21 AM
Sometimes you find exactly the story you're looking for.
We just produced an hour-long talk show about how to improve high schools around the country. There's about a thousand plans out there...from college-level courses in high school, to year-round classes, to more testing...and, as in this case, versions of the California exit exam.
This student's well-written personal essay clearly filled the bill for a follow up segment we want to do...but it's more than just timely.
This story is compelling, and moves quickly, stopping to ruminate only where warranted.
As I think we often set the bar too low for high school grads, we also set the bar too low for much youth-produced journalism.
This story smoothly pole-vaults over the high expectations of professional radio.
Airing on WNPR's Where We Live on June 21.