http://wfae.org en http://wfae.org/post/cms-goes-door-door-get-dropouts-back-school <p>About 15,000 kids a year drop out of North Carolina schools.&nbsp; In Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, the number is about 1,500.&nbsp; School social workers have long made house calls to many kids who simply stop showing up at school.&nbsp; They try to figure out why the child left, get them help, and show them ways they can catch up.&nbsp;</p><p>This is a sensitive situation.&nbsp; Imagine you're a kid who has given up on school and then a social worker shows up on your doorstep.&nbsp;</p> Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:58:03 +0000 Lisa Miller 12891 at http://wfae.org CMS Goes Door-To-Door To Get Dropouts Back In School