Preface.

1. America's High Schools: Ignoring Decades of Warnings.

2. The High Cost of High School Neglect.

3. Demography as Destiny: Race and Class Inequities.

4. Dropout Factories: Behind the Graduation Rate Charade.

5. Strengthening Adolescent Literacy: A National Priority.

6. Creating Quality High Schools: What Works?

7. Investing in High Schools: A New Federal Role.

8. Achieving the Vision.

Resource.

A. In Need of Improvement: NCLB and High Schools.

B. Hidden Benefi ts: The Impact of High School Graduation on Household Wealth.

C. The High Cost of High School Dropouts: What the Nation Pays for Inadequate High Schools.

D. Paying Double: Inadequate High Schools and Community College Remediation.

E. Saving Futures, Saving Dollars: The Impact of Education on Crime Reduction and Earnings.

F. Elements of a Successful High School: Advocacy Action Matrix.

Notes.

References.

The Author.

Index.