Confronting the School Dropout Crisis Insights and Interventions From a Former Dropout

<p><strong><em>Reach out before they drop out</em></strong></p><p>Student dropout rates continue to soar, despite decades of funding, research, programs, and professional development initiatives. This is a wakeup call.</p><p>Written by a former school dropout, <em>Confronting the School Dropout Crisis </em>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:</p><ul><li>How to reach and recover students who are at risk of dropping out or who already have</li><li>Clear, impactful strategies that better engage and positively impact students who are at risk</li><li>Moving personal stories from teens and the author</li></ul><p><em>Confronting the School Dropout Crisis</em> 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