Dropouts
in America:
Confronting the Graduation Rate Crisis.
Gary
Orfield, ed. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press, 2004. Pp. 306. $29.95,
paper. ISBN: 1-891792-53-9. TEL: 617-495-3432 o FAX: 617-496-3584
Only
half of our nation’s minority students graduate from high school along
with their peers. For many groups—Latino, black, or Native American
males—graduation rates are even lower. As states hasten to institute
higher standards and high-stakes tests in an effort to raise student achievement,
this situation is likely to worsen, particularly among minority students.
Yet, this educational and civil rights crisis remains largely hidden from
public view.
This book reveals the scope of this hidden crisis, reviewing the most recent
and accurate data on graduation and dropout rates, exploring the reasons that
young people drop out of school, and presenting the most promising models
for helping high school students graduate with their peers. The book is a
call to action for educators, advocates, and policymakers alike, and a resource
for those concerned with equality rights and the quality of American education.
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