Dropouts in America
Confronting the Graduation Rate Crisis
Seiten
2004
Harvard Educational Publishing Group (Verlag)
978-1-891792-53-3 (ISBN)
Harvard Educational Publishing Group (Verlag)
978-1-891792-53-3 (ISBN)
Reviews the most recent and accurate data on graduation and dropout rates in American eduction, explores the reasons that young people drop out of school, and presents the most promising models for helping high school students graduate with their peers. This book is a call to action for educators, advocates, and policymakers alike.
Only half of our nation's minority students graduate from high school along with their peers. For many groups-Latino, black, or Native American males-graduation rates are even lower. As states hasten to institute higher standards and high-stakes tests in the effort to raise student achievement, this situation is likely to worsen, particularly among minority students. Yet this educational and civil rights crisis remains largely hidden from public view. The dropout problem is far worse than statistics indicate. Many states and districts simply do not count those students who fail to receive diplomas as dropouts. Even the hardest-hit urban districts report dropout rates of only 5-10 percent. In Dropouts in America, The Civil Rights Project reveals the scope of this hidden crisis, reviewing the most recent and accurate data on graduation and dropout rates, exploring the reasons that young people drop out of school, and presenting the most promising models for helping high school students graduate with their peers. Dropouts in America is a call to action for educators, advocates, and policymakers alike, and an invaluable resource for those concerned with equal rights and the quality of American education.
Only half of our nation's minority students graduate from high school along with their peers. For many groups-Latino, black, or Native American males-graduation rates are even lower. As states hasten to institute higher standards and high-stakes tests in the effort to raise student achievement, this situation is likely to worsen, particularly among minority students. Yet this educational and civil rights crisis remains largely hidden from public view. The dropout problem is far worse than statistics indicate. Many states and districts simply do not count those students who fail to receive diplomas as dropouts. Even the hardest-hit urban districts report dropout rates of only 5-10 percent. In Dropouts in America, The Civil Rights Project reveals the scope of this hidden crisis, reviewing the most recent and accurate data on graduation and dropout rates, exploring the reasons that young people drop out of school, and presenting the most promising models for helping high school students graduate with their peers. Dropouts in America is a call to action for educators, advocates, and policymakers alike, and an invaluable resource for those concerned with equal rights and the quality of American education.
Gary Orfield is a professor of education and social policy at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is also the cofounder and director of The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University, an initiative that is developing and publishing a new generation of research on multiracial civil rights issues.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.1.2004 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 431 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Sekundarstufe I+II |
| ISBN-10 | 1-891792-53-9 / 1891792539 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-891792-53-3 / 9781891792533 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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