DROPOUT CRISIS: THE MACARTURO TAKE (SECOND HOUR). In this second hour of a three-hour live forum in Fresno, California, more Latino recipients of the MacArthur Fellowship award discuss the dropout crisis in English. The panel includes writer Sandra Cisneros and other “ MacArturos,” who share their own experiences in the school system and ideas for turning the dropout crisis around. This special edition is simultaneously broadcast on KIQI, 1010 AM in San Francisco and 990 AM in Sacramento.

Guests: Sandra Cisneros, Writer; Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Writer and Interdisciplinary Artist; Amalia Mesa-Bains, Artist and Cultural Critic; John Jesurun, Playwright & Director; and Joan Abrahamson, Community Development Leader. Marcos Gutiérrez, Ed.D., Executive Producer and Host of Hecho en California of KIQI, moderates this English-language panel.

DROPOUT CRISIS: THE COMMUNITY RESPONDS (THIRD HOUR). After two hours of live panel discussion among Latino recipients of the MacArthur Fellowship award, the microphones are open to the public. Community leaders, DREAM Act students, high school teachers, and parents join the conversation on the dropout crisis. This special edition is simultaneously broadcast on KIQI, 1010 AM in San Francisco and 990 AM in Sacramento.

DROPOUT CRISIS: THE MACARTURO TAKE (SECOND HOUR). In this second hour of a three-hour forum in Fresno, California, more Latino recipients of the MacArthur Fellowship award discuss the dropout crisis in English. The panel includes writer Sandra Cisneros and other “ MacArturos,” who share their own experiences in the school system and ideas for turning the dropout crisis around. This is a repeat of the second hour of a three-hour live forum held in downtown Fresno, CA.

Guests: Sandra Cisneros, Writer; Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Writer and Interdisciplinary Artist; Amalia Mesa-Bains, Artist and Cultural Critic; John Jesurun, Playwright & Director; and Joan Abrahamson, Community Development Leader. Marcos Gutiérrez, Ed.D., Executive Producer and Host of Hecho en California of KIQI, moderates this English-language panel.