City Year

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 31, 2010
Dr. Robert Balfanz, associate research scientist from the Center for Social Organization of Schools at Johns Hopkins University and Itai Dinour, executive director of the youth oriented community service program City Year, discuss the high school drop out rate and Obama’s plan for national service. Shannon Spafford, a member of the South Bronx City Year corps, gives a ground level report on the organization's activities.

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