Quarterly Program Topic Report July 1-15, 2012 Category ... - WYES

The show at New York’s Minskoff Theatre is the final act and crowning highlight of the
miniseries. The 60 finalists prepare for the big day. In just six hours, the lights will go up, the
theater will be filled and, with the downbeat of the orchestra leader’s baton, it’ll be show time.
Going into the final competition awards show, all of the judges have a short list of top
contenders, but during the show itself, they’ll be asked once again to give scores to the leading
performers based on the group performances and individual medleys. At intermission, the
judges will cut the group to six finalists. Those six will perform their solos, and after another
round, the judges will choose the two winners. In the words of director Van Kaplan, “This week
… is going to shape their whole lives, whether they go into the theater or not.”
Category:
Education
NOLA: FRON 003020
Series Title:
Frontline
Episode Title: Dropout Nation
Length:
Airdate:
120 minutes
9/25/2012 8:00:00 PM
O.B. Date: 9/25/2012
Service:
Format:
PBS
Documentary
Segment Length: 00:00:00
What does it take to save a student Every year, hundreds of thousands of teenagers in the
United States quit high school without diplomas — an epidemic so out of control that nobody
knows the exact number. What is clear is that massive dropout rates cripple individual career
prospects and cloud the country’s future. At Houston’s Sharpstown High, once a notorious
“dropout factory,” a high-stakes experiment is underway to rescue students from the edge.
FRONTLINE spent a semester immersed in Sharpstown High to produce an unforgettable
portrait of four students in crisis and the teachers, counselors and principal waging a daily,
personal struggle to get them to graduation. A troubling and inspiring journey through the maze
of an inner-city high school, “Dropout Nation” investigates the causes, challenges, and potential
solutions of a national emergency.
Category:
Employment