{"product_id":"the-last-dropout-bill-milliken-9781401971403","title":"The Last Dropout: A Model for Creating Educational Equity","description":"A revised and updated edition of an exploration into the foundational principles, impact, and real-life success stories from Communities In Schools. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince 1977, Communities In Schools (CIS) has reached more than one million students and their families annually approximately 3,000 American schools, surrounding them with a community of support and empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Last Dropout\u003c\/i\u003e, CIS founder \u003cb\u003eBill Milliken\u003c\/b\u003e offers nine key principles that Communities In Schools has tested over four decades. Interwoven are his real-world life stories, a journey that began in the turbulent 1960s as a youth worker and evolved into a handful of groundbreaking \"Street Academies\" that became the CIS movement with a national network of hundreds of local affiliates. Milliken also shares transformative stories about how CIS leaders have adopted these principles in their own communities, with stunning results. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMilliken's guiding philosophy has been \"It is relationships, not programs, that change children,\" and it is a principle that has served as a beacon in the movement for educational equity and success.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Milliken\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1401971407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781401971403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hay House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.97h x 6.06w x 0.78d","brand":"Bill Milliken","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44071437631743,"sku":"9781401971403","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_997197de-52b6-474c-b65d-2f09cc3afc89.jpg?v=1685436090","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-last-dropout-bill-milliken-9781401971403","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}