As part of GOOD Ideas for Cities St. Louis, ACTivate the City presents their idea for how to increase the high school graduation rate in St. Louis. The team is then joined for a Q&A with GOOD Ideas for Cities' Alissa Walker, Rachelle Morgan from Shearwater and Sarah McCabe from The Point. Challenge: One of the most critical challenges facing St. Louis is the low graduation rate for St. Louis City schools. Currently, only 20 to 30% of St. Louis City students graduate from high school. We know that low graduation rates cost taxpayers more, and as a result there is a rise in crime, homelessness, and substance abuse rates in the city. How do we motivate and empower more local high school students to graduate? Rachelle Morgan, Shearwater; Jay Swoboda, The Homeless Empowerment Project; Sarah McCabe, The Point ACTivate the City: Stan Chisholm, Dayna Kriz, Gina Martinez, Kevin McCoy, Mallory Nezam, Carlie Trosclair, Daniel Waxler To learn more about this idea contact ACTivate the Ci! ty at thesightstl[at]gmail[dot]com More information on GOOD Ideas for Cities can be found at good.is/ideasforcities or on Twitter at @IdeasforCities Video by CAM and Nine Network
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