Table of Contents
Introduction 7
1 High Dropout Rates Negatively Affect Students and the Nation 10
Alliance for Excellent Education
2 Can Obama Reverse the Dropout Crisis? Richard Lee Colvin 16
3 Zero-Tolerance Policies Make It Harder for At-Risk Students to Graduate Beverly Ford 23
4 District Innovates to Address Dropout Problem Michelle R. Davis 31
5 New Report Shows Graduation Chasm for Black Males Jamelle Bouie 37
6 Latinas Are Hit Hard by the Dropout Problem Catherine Gewertz 40
7 Pregnant and Parenting Teens Require Special Support to Stay in School Laura Varlas 45
8 LGBTQ Students Need a Safe Alternative to Thrive and Stay in School Jorge Salazar 52
9 Engaging Entrepreneurial Students Is Critical to Keeping Them in School Sylvia Watts McKinney 59
10 How to Get High School Dropouts into "Recovery"? Stacy Teicher Khadaroo 63
11 Early Colleges Provide an Opportunity for At-Risk Students to Succeed Tamar Lewin 70
12 America Should Emulate Other Countries in Addressing the Dropout Crisis Nancy Hoffman 76
Organizations to Contact 89
Bibliography 94
Index 98
