Washington, DC - America's Promise Alliance released a report that indicates the dropout problem is a crisis in the nation's largest urban school systems. The report finds that the graduation rate in 17 of the nation's 50 largest cities is lower than 50 percent. America's Promise Alliance, a partnership of philanthropists, businesses, and education advocates, has launched a national campaign to lower the high school dropout rate. Read the article.

The "Cities in Crisis" report is downloadable here.