Student-Led Solutions to the Nation's Dropout Crisis: A Documentary Video by Voices of Youth in Chicago Education (VOYCE)

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VOYCE is a youth-led project that allows high school students to use participatory action research in order to address the drop out rate in Chicago Public High Schools. This collaborative project engages 7 different community organizations from around the Chicago area. This documentary was shown at the public release of VOYCE's research report, Student-Led Solutions to the Nation's Dropout Crisis, on November 18, 2008.

VOYCE’s research report, Student-Led Solutions to the Nation's Dropout Crisis, outlines key findings and policy recommendations that VOYCE student leaders believe will impact the dropout rate. This report represents an analysis of 1,325 student surveys, 208 student interviews, 110 teacher interviews, and 65 parent interviews and documents the VOYCE student researchers exploration of the reasons why students drop out, the creation of a positive learning environment, and the role that a challenging curriculum that is relevant to students lives can play in motivating students to succeed.