Dropout prevention grants committee convened


The North Carolina General Assembly has convened the Dropout Prevention Grants Committee to distribute funds appropriated during its 2007 session to address the state’s dropout rate.

The Committee will hold its first meeting on Tuesday, November 6, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the 7th Floor Board Room, Education Building, 301 N. Wilmington Street, Raleigh.

The Committee also will hold a technical meeting on Thursday, November 8, in Auditorium II, Koury Convention Center, Greensboro.

To read more about this committee and its first two meetings, please go to the NCDPI Web site and click on the appropriate link under “News.”