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All dropout questions answered, but no solution
- 10-28-2011
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Blog by Jay Mathews/Washington Post
Some books explain everything, like the Bible, The Bill James Baseball Abstract and (a personal favorite) Charlie Brown’s Super Book of Questions and Answers. They may be difficult to wade through, but well worth the time. Add to that list the most complete examination of the drop out issue I have ever seen, Russell W. Rumberger’s “Dropping Out: Why Students Drop Out of High School and What Can Be Done About It,” just out from Harvard University Press. Rumberger, professor of education at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and educational partnerships vice provost for the UC system, examines every complex nuance, summarizes every important research paper and demolishes every Internet myth. His book is a masterpiece, something education wonks will keep close by. (more...)
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