A focus on freshmen.

• Position: STATELINE - Southeastern High School in Detroit, Michigan - Brief article

Across the country, high school freshman are considered more likely to drop out or be held back than other students. So programs aimed at this particular grade are popping up in hopes of keeping kids in school. The programs are designed to ease students into the pressures of high school by putting them in smaller settings with more individual attention. In Detroit, Southeastern High School has started the Ninth Grade Success...