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Release Date: June 12, 2006 This content is archived.
President John B. Simpson is the author of an opinion piece in The Christian Science Monitor calling for institutions of higher education -- and especially public universities -- to more fully engage the issue of Pre K-16 education in their communities. While there has been a rightful sense of frustration with high school dropout rates, President Simpson cautions against measures that treat the problem as originating only in high schools, calling for a much broader, creative approach, which public universities are uniquely positioned to lead. Go to article.