The College Dropout Scandal

by David L. Kirp

Book Overview

Higher education today faces a host of challenges, from quality to cost. But too little attention gets paid to a startling fact: four out of ten students -- that's more than ten percent of the entire population - -who start college drop out. The situation is particularly dire for black and Latino students, those from poor families, and those who are first in their families to attend college.

In The College Dropout Scandal, David Kirp outlines...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190862211
• ISBN13: 9780190862213
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"