Summary: On this week’s <a href="http://dropoutnation.net/category/dropout-nation-podcast/">Dropout Nation Podcast</a>, RiShawn Biddle considers the latest data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the assault of a 16-year-old at South Carolina’s Spring Valley High by a school cop, and the defense of Success Academy’s overuse of harsh school discipline, and explains why these events show the importance of high expectations for all children.<br> <a href="http://rishawnbiddle.org/RRB/media/player/music.html">Listen</a> to the Podcast at RiShawn Biddle Radio or <a href="http://rishawnbiddle.org/RRB/media/player/mix/dpn_podcast_highexpectationsmatter_11092015.mp3">download</a> directly to your mobile or desktop device. Also, <a href="http://dropoutnation.net/feed/podcast/">subscribe</a> to the podcast series, and <a href="http://dropoutnation.net/2015/09/21/the-three-catechisms-of-school-reform/#">embed</a> this podcast on your site. It is also available on <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=348527760">iTunes</a>, <a href="http://www.blubrry.com/dropoutnation/">Blubrry</a>, <a href="http://stitcher.com/s?AAAAATP_r">Stitcher</a>, and <a href="http://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail?pid=75459">PodBean</a>.<br>
