"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 youth offender in the Alameda County Juvenile Hall about being imprisoned as a teen, one of the issues that is connected with the high dropout rate among young Black men. Check out more at www.tooimportanttofail.com.
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