I thought this was interesting although it didn't offer the detail and analysis that I expected from the lead in. It was well written though and I thoughtn the quotes gave a nice dimensionn to the story.

I thought this was very interesting. This is certainly not a new issue. It enlightened me to the fact that it jhas been exascerbated by the recent financial crisis which was interesting to me. I wasn't aware that there didn't exist a standard method that states measure drop-out rates and I certainly didn't know the rates were so alarming, around 25% for Detroit as measured by the organization America's Promise. In addition I thought it was interesting that majors and city officials were personally visiting kids. This was well written, engaging and I trust the Wall Street Journal. Usually I think some of the stories are rather dry as far as the economy and too advanced for my understanding. This story was both understandable and ... More »

The author has clear agenda in writing this article and the framing suggests this. However the facts seemed to stack up and the historical analysis was conclusive to his argument.