Dropping out : why students drop out of high school and what can be done about it

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"The vast majority of kids in the developed world finish high schoolbut 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 countrys 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? Rumberger advocates targeting the most vulnerable students as far back as the early elementary grades. And he levels sharp criticism at the conventional definition of success as readiness for college. He argues that high schools must offer all students what they need to succeed in the workplace and independent adult life. A more flexible and practical definition of achievementone in which a high school education does not simply qualify you for more schoolcan make school make sense to young people. And maybe keep them there."--amazon.com.