The Last Dropout A Model for Creating Educational Equity
, by Milliken, Bill; Carter, Jimmy; Carter, RosalynnNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781401919030 | 1401919030
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 9/18/2007
The Last Dropout offers nine key principles proven to prevent high-school students from dropping out. Communities In Schools--which reaches more than one million at-risk students and their families annually-- has tested these principles 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.