Two numbers begin and end this story: 5,633 students began eighth grade in Denver Public Schools classrooms in the fall of 1999. 1,884 of those students graduated from a DPS high school five years later. What happened in between is a statistical story that has never been told before. And behind the numbers are Denver's children.
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Monday's chat
Alan Davis, a professor at CU-Denver, answered readers' questions today about the News' DPS study.
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Poetry slam: Is South High School's poetry slam preventing kids from dropping out? No, but it's part of a culture that keeps students tuned in.
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Lincoln High's Dan Medina: A dropout once himself, Lincoln High School's Dan Medina now strives to keep kids in class -- even if that means paying a visit to a student's home.
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Ditching: Why do students skip class? What happens at ditching parties? Chronic and casual ditchers hang out near East High School.
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Ashley: The former honor student describes her journey from crack dealer to expectant teen mom.
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Bilingual Shakespeare: Luis, a senior at North High, rehearses a bilingual version of a scene from "Romeo and Juliet."
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Lincoln High's Fabian: Despite a fractured family, Fabian is a JROTC leader who refuses to become casualty.
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Introduction: Why do kids drop out? Is it hard to stay in school? Students across DPS offer their perspective.
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Compare graduation rates, suspensions, ethnicity and more for the class of 2004 at all Denver high schools.
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Follow all 5,633 students across five years to see if they graduated, dropped out, transferred or are still in school.
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About this series
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Project team
Reporters
Burt Hubbard, Nancy Mitchell, Holly Yettick, Jennifer Miller
Photographers
Rodolfo Gonzalez, Judy Walgren
Graphics
Charles Chamberlin, Sam Gibbs
Design
Stephen Miller
Copy editors
Tim Burroughs, Bruce Leaf
Photo editors
Sonya Doctorian, Janet Reeves
Online
Tim Skillern, Sonya Doctorian, Brian Maurice-Snider, Ivo Majetic
Project editor
Carol Hanner