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Not Present or Accounted For: Extended InterviewsThe 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


