Dropping Out: Why Students Drop Out of High School and What Can Be Done about ItThe vast majority of kids in the developed world finish high school but not in the United States. More than a million kids drop out every year, around 7,000 a day, and the numbers are rising. Dropping Out offers a comprehensive overview by one of the country's leading experts, and provides answers to fundamental questions: Who drops out, and why? What happens to them when they do? How can we prevent at risk kids from short circuiting their futures?