Publisher's Synopsis
Reach out before they drop out
Student dropout rates continue to soar, despite decades of funding, research, programs, and professional development initiatives. This is a wakeup call.
Written by a former school dropout, Confronting the School Dropout Crisis encourages educators and related professionals to discover and explore the sometimes unnoticed reasons that youth drop out of school. With fresh strategies for prevention and intervention, this critical resource includes:
- How to reach and recover students who are at risk of dropping out or who already have
- Clear, impactful strategies that better engage and positively impact students who are at risk
- Moving personal stories from teens and the author
Confronting the School Dropout Crisis invites you to rethink how you address real dropout issues with young people and how to incorporate fresh approaches to better reach and positively impact these students and their caregivers-before it's too late.
