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Not Present or Accounted For: Extended Interviews

The following interviews were recorded in conjunction with the 12-part radio series “Not Present or Accounted For: The Attendance Crisis in Baltimore Schools,” which was supported by a grant from the Open Society Institute-Baltimore.

Part 1:

Andres Alonso, CEO, Baltimore City Public Schools

Part 2:

Anthony Tayler, former dropout and father of two, age 17

Part 3:

Dante Wilson, Director of the Reclaiming Our Children Community Center in west Baltimore

Part 4:

Shante Sellman, mother of three and former dropout, who has now has earned a GED and plans to go to college

Part 5:

Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon

Part 6:

Dr. Philip Leaf, Director, Center for Prevention of Youth Violence, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Part 7:

Jonathan Brice, Director, Office of Student Support, Baltimore City Public Schools

Part 8:

Maria Amoruso, English Teacher at the Chesapeake Youth Center in Brooklyn

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