Update: The dropout debate didn't air the week of June 12. Check local listings for time and topics.

We’ve gotten word that Lawrence Mishel of the Economic Policy Institute and Jay Greene of the Manhattan Institute will be talking about the dropout crisis tonight on the Lehrer News Hour.

Mishel and Greene disagree over the numbers, but there's no argument over the importance of making sure every student graduates from high school with the skills needed for the 21st century.

Dropout prevention and recovery programs are working to do just that in many communities around the country. Each state needs to put in place what it takes to track each student so we know where our children are, and what the graduation numbers really are. That's what the governors agreed to last year.