AT&T & Rutgers on Solving the Dropout Crisis
Nearly one-half of Black and Latino youth combined in the United States fail to graduate from high school, researchers at Northeastern University have found, leading to poverty and unemployment and threatening the U.S. competitiveness in the global economy.
“But the work force of our future is predicated on a quality applicant pool that’s a diversified one,” says Cathy Martine, executive vice president of AT&T small-business solutions and alternate channels (No. 4 in The 2011 Fair360, formerly DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity). “It’s our commitment around the country to help mentor and provide support to inner-city communities to allow these kids to see there is a future.”
