"Too Important to Fail" Teaser 5 - Alameda County Probation Department

"Too Important to Fail" examines one of the most disturbing aspects of the education crisis facing America today — the increased dropout rate among teenagers, specifically among Black teenage males. In the fifth installment of Tavis Smiley Reports, Tavis investigates the root causes of this calamity, as well as what can be done and is being done to reverse this. In this clip, Tavis talks to a group of youth offenders in the Alameda County Juvenile Hall about why school hasn't been a priority for them. Check out more at www.tooimportanttofail.com.

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• too important to fail
• tavis smiley
• african american
• males
• boys
• high school
• dropout
• education
• alameda county
• juvenile hall
• david muhammad