BONNIE WELLER / Inquirer Photographer
Lori Shorr, chief education officer, answers questions about the city's dropout crisis.
Audio: Q&A with Lori Shorr
In an interview with Inquirer reporter Rita Giordano, Lori Shorr was asked a number of questions about the dropout issue in Philadelphia and the Gateway to College program. To hear Shorr's responses to the questions below, click on the links.
Why do you think the dropout issue is such an important one for Philadelphia?
Mayor Nutter has made cutting the dropout rate in half one of the top priorities of his administration. How do you propose to tackle this problem?
What would you like the public to understand about dropouts that they may not know already?
Where does Gateway to College fit?
In our reporting, 40 new students started their first semester last September. Of those students, 24 made it into their second semester. Knowing what you do of this population of young people, what would you say about those numbers?
Why do you think the dropout issue is such an important one for Philadelphia?
Mayor Nutter has made cutting the dropout rate in half one of the top priorities of his administration. How do you propose to tackle this problem?
What would you like the public to understand about dropouts that they may not know already?
Where does Gateway to College fit?
In our reporting, 40 new students started their first semester last September. Of those students, 24 made it into their second semester. Knowing what you do of this population of young people, what would you say about those numbers?
