Join us to learn what you can do to address the dropout crisis.
City Year Washington, DC
Lawyers Leadership Reception
Thursday, January 19, 2012
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Clifford Chance
2001 K Street, NW
Washington, DC
To RSVP or to request additional information, contact Shannon Young at syoung@cityyear.org or 202.742.7397.
Your response is requested by January 11th.
CLICK HERE for the invitation.
Event Host
Tim Cornell, Clifford Chance
Event Committee
Susan Berger, Evers & Co. Real Estate, Inc.
Garrick Francis, CSX
Monplaisir Hamilton, Shook, Hardy & Bacon
Ronny Lancaster, Assurant
Jason Levine, Covington & Burling
Alexander Maltas, Latham & Watkins
Marisa Sandler, Vinson & Elkins
Tom Sugrue, T-Mobile
Suzanne Turner, Dechert LLP
Ryan Shadrick Wilson, Partnership for a Healthier America
EVERY 26 SECONDS, A STUDENT DROPS OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL IN AMERICA.
• The graduation rate in DC Public Schools is lower than the national average.
• In Wards 7 and 8 of Washington, DC, only 4 out of 10 students who enter 9th grade will go on to graduate.
• High school dropouts are three times more likely than college graduates to be unemployed.
• High school dropouts are eight times more likely to be in jail or prison than high school graduates.
• The more than 12 million students projected to drop out over the next 10 years will cost the nation $3 trillion in lost taxes, increased social services, and crime-related costs.
KEEPING STUDENTS IN SCHOOL & ON TRACK
City Year Washington, DC leverages the talent, energy and idealism of diverse 17-24 year olds – called corps members – to serve for one year as tutors, mentors, and role models, helping students stay in school and on track to graduate from high school. In partnership with DC Public Schools, teams of City Year corps members serve all day, every day, in 14 public schools, providing interventions aimed at improving student attendance, behavior, and course performance in math and English. Learn more at www.cityyear.org/dc.
With thanks to our event sponsor, Clifford Chance, for underwriting all expenses.