May 2009

Brown: New Dropout Numbers Underscore Crisis

May 22, 2009

Council Member Peter Brown addressed the press today at City Hall as part of a press conference organized by Children at Risk, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising the quality of life for Houston's children. After reviewing data from 50 Independent School Districts and 130 high schools in the Greater Houston Area, the organization discovered only 58.5 percent of our students will graduate within six years. Council Member Brown's statement below: