Paying Attention

The Numbers Tell a Story: Fort Worth Students After Graduation

Fort Worth Education Partnership Season 1 Episode 1

Brent sits down with Leila Santillán, Chief Operating Officer at FWEP, to discuss the new report, High School and Beyond, which shows the progression of three 8th-grade cohorts in Fort Worth public schools through high school and six years after graduation.  The realization that only 19% of students achieve a two- or four-year degree within six years of graduation is sobering — and worth paying attention to.