Dropping out [electronic resource] : why students drop out of high school and what can be done about it / Russell W. Rumberger.

9780674063167 electronic book
9780674062207

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011.

English

1 online resource (xii, 380 p. ): ill.

LC146.6 .R86 2011eb

373.12/913

The vast majority of kids in the developed world finish high school - but not in the United States. More than a million kids drop out every year, around 7,000 a day, and the numbers are rising. "Dropping Out" offers a comprehensive overview by one of the country's leading experts, and provides answers to fundamental questions: Who drops out, and why? What happens to them when they do? How can we prevent at-risk kids from short-circuiting their futures? Students start disengaging long before they get to high school, and the consequences are severe - not just for individuals but for the larger society and economy. Dropouts never catch up with high school graduates on any measure. They are less likely to find work at all, and more likely to live in poverty, commit crimes, and suffer health problems. Even life expectancy for dropouts is shorter by seven years than for those who earn a diploma.

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