More than 22 percent of high school dropouts left school to take care of someone else -- often, a sick or disabled family member -- studies have found.
WUSF public radio's "Florida Matters" will air a panel discussion on the topic tonight (Tuesday, Oct. 2) at 6:30. In Tampa Bay, you can tune in at 89.7 FM; or you can listen to it online at WUSF.org/FloridaMatters.
If you miss it on Tuesday, it will air again on WUSF on Sunday at 7:30 a.m. and on WSMR 89.1 on Friday at 7 p.m. Or you can download the audio from the web site.
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