The Silent Epidemic: Perspectives of High School Dropouts

This report, for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation takes a look at high school dropouts. In particular, they describe the students who leave school before graduation and the outline the reasons for dropping out. They also touch on some of the regrets of those that dropped out. The authors identify factors which might help to keep these students in school, as well as the policy implications which follow. March 2006.