Did you know that we're battling an epidemic* . . . ? - Almost one-third of all high-school students fail to graduate with their class; among minorities, the dropout rate is almost 50 percent. - Dropouts are more likely than their peers to be unemployed, live in poverty, have poor health, depend upon social services, and go to jail. - The combined loss of income and revenue to the American economy from a single year's dropouts is about $192 billion. *From The Silent Epidemic (Bridgeland, Dilulio, and Morrison, ...
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Did you know that we're battling an epidemic* . . . ? - Almost one-third of all high-school students fail to graduate with their class; among minorities, the dropout rate is almost 50 percent. - Dropouts are more likely than their peers to be unemployed, live in poverty, have poor health, depend upon social services, and go to jail. - The combined loss of income and revenue to the American economy from a single year's dropouts is about $192 billion. *From The Silent Epidemic (Bridgeland, Dilulio, and Morrison, 2006) But there is a solution to the dropout crisis that is proven, effective, replicable, and sustainable! Communities In Schools (CIS) reaches more than one million at-risk students and their families annually in more than 3,000 American schools. These kids would fall far below the national average for every measure of student success. Yet 98 percent of CIS-tracked students stayed in school. Why? What makes the difference? The Last Dropout offers nine key principles that Communities In Schools has tested over three decades. Interwoven are the dramatic life stories of CIS founder Bill Milliken and his colleagues, a journey that began in the turbulent 1960s as youth workers with a spiritual mission struggled to turn around the lives of dropouts and addicts. It traces the evolution of the CIS movement from a handful of groundbreaking "street academies" to a national network of hundreds of local affiliates. The Last Dropout also features stories about how CIS leaders have adopted these principles in their own communities, with stunning results!
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This book reviews how to stem the massive epidemic of adolescents dropping out of high school. There definitely is a problem in the inner cities and urban areas. There are five steps that Milliken talks about, and they are so simple to implement, but the problem is that the educators and administrators are not looking at the bigger picture. This book should be on a must-read list for every credentialing program in the U.S. Most of the problems that high-risk youth complain about is that the people around do not care enough. It's not about grades or having enough knowledge for the grade level. It's about realizing that people care about you and that they want you to succeed. Mental motivation is the key, and everything else follows.
