Dear Readers:
Thank you so much for all of your comments. We are reading them with great interest and I'm only sorry we can't respond to them all. The issues many of you raised--including the problems kids bring to school and the fact that many have fallen behind well before high school--are crucial to any examination of the issue. The third part of the series will be posted on the website on Thursday evening and will appear in Friday's paper. The fourth, and final, part will be posted Friday evening and will appear in Saturday's paper. We look forward to hearing more of your thoughts and suggestions.
Thanks very much,
Beth Shuster
K-12 Education Editor, Los Angeles Times.
Today we are starting a new series, "The Vanishing Class," that gives readers an unusual look at a kind of student that is often ignored--the high school dropout. Frequently, teenagers drop out after a long downward spiral beginning as early as elementary school. We spent time trying to understand their situations and to understand one of the most vexing problems in public education. Our series includes four stories plus additional web features. Please read the stories and tell us what you think. We'd love to hear your feedback, your suggestions, your story ideas. The reporters, Nancy Cleeland, Erika Hayasaki, Duke Helfand, Mitchell Landsberg, Jean Merl and Joel Rubin and I, the editor of the series, look forward to your comments. Thank you, Beth Shuster, education editor.
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