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SUMMARY:TIPSHEET\: Vanderbilt expert can discuss methods for improving graduation rate
DESCRIPTION:NASHVILLE\, Tenn.&mdash\;Gov. Phil Bredesen&rsquo\;s new initiative to reduce the dropout rate is badly needed and well-timed\, according to Vanderbilt Peabody College Professor of Special Education Carolyn Hughes.\n\n&ldquo\;Gov. Bredesen has set an ambitious and important goal of raising graduation rates to 90 percent in Tennessee. As he has noted\, this will take a multi-faceted solution considering the scope of the problem&mdash\;some Metropolitan Nashville schools have dropout rates as high as 50 percent\,&rdquo\; Hughes said. &ldquo\;Strategies that should be examined include\: mentoring\, service-learning opportunities\, individualized instruction\, collaborations with families and communities\, career education and workforce readiness\, and early intervention to address potential problems.&rdquo\;\n\nHughes is a member of a committee appointed by Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell to reduce the dropout rate. She leads the Peabody Mentoring Program at Vanderbilt University\, which brings Vanderbilt student-mentors to help students work toward high school completion and to learn more about college life.\n\n\nMedia contact\: Melanie Moran\, (615) 322-NEWS\nMelanie.moran@vanderbilt.edu
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