{"product_id":"9781401919030","title":"The Last Dropout: Stop the Epidemic!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDid you know that we’re battling an epidemic* . . . ?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Almost one-third of all high-school students fail to graduate with their class; among minorities, the dropout rate is almost 50 percent. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Dropouts are more likely than their peers to be unemployed, live in poverty, have poor health, depend upon social services, and go to jail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• The combined loss of income and revenue to the American economy from\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003ea single year’s dropouts\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis about $192 billion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*From \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Epidemic \u003c\/i\u003e(Bridgeland, Dilulio, and Morrison, 2006) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBut there \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e a solution to the dropout crisis that is proven, effective, replicable, and sustainable!\u003cb\u003e Communities In Schools (CIS) \u003c\/b\u003ereaches more than one million at-risk students and their families annually in more than 3,000 American schools. These kids would fall far below the national average for every measure of student success. \u003ci\u003eYet 98 percent of CIS-tracked students stayed in school.\u003c\/i\u003e Why? What makes the difference? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Last Dropout\u003c\/i\u003e offers nine key principles that Communities In Schools has tested over three decades. Interwoven are the dramatic life stories of CIS founder \u003cb\u003eBill Milliken \u003c\/b\u003eand 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Last Dropout\u003c\/i\u003e also features stories about how CIS leaders have adopted these principles in their own communities, with stunning results! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hay House Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049699492080,"sku":"9781401919030","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781401919030_p0.jpg?v=1763714494","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781401919030","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}