Dropout Nation

FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world.

Dropout Nation

Season 2012 Episode 18 | 113m 40s | CC

Every year, hundreds of thousands of teenagers in the United States quit high school without diplomas - an epidemic so out of control that nobody knows the exact number. FRONTLINE takes you inside a former "dropout factory" in Houston, Texas, for an unforgettable portrait of four students in crisis and the teachers, counselors and principal waging a daily struggle to get them to graduation.

FRONTLINE

Watch more episodes

01:23:41

FRONTLINE

The Suicide Plan

FRONTLINE explores the underground world of assisted suicide.

53:41

FRONTLINE

Nuclear Aftershocks

FRONTLINE examines the implications of the Fukushima accident for U.S. nuclear safety.

01:54:42

FRONTLINE

The Interrupters

One year in the life of a city grappling with violence.

Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by the Ford Foundation. Additional funding is provided by the Abrams Foundation; the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Park Foundation; and the FRONTLINE Trust with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen.

Subscribe to Our Newsletters

Get trusted Colorado stories, programs, and events from Rocky Mountain PBS straight to your inbox.

Set Your Preferences >