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Back to School

by Mike Rose
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“Shines a light on institutions that are teaching students, young and old, how to rebuild our economy and put America back to work” (President Bill Clinton).
 
It’s a statistic that’s sure to surprise: Close to forty-five percent of postsecondary students in the United States today did not enroll in college directly out of high school, and many attend only part-time. Following a tradition of self-improvement as old as the Republic, the “nontraditional” college student is becoming the norm. Back to School is the first book to look at the schools that serve a growing population of “second-chancers,” exploring what higher education—in the fullest sense of the term—can offer our rapidly changing society and why it is so critical to support the institutions that make it possible for millions of Americans to better their lot in life.
 
In the anecdotal style of his bestselling Possible Lives, Mike Rose crafts rich and moving vignettes of people in tough circumstances who find their way, who get a second . . . or third . . . or even fourth chance, and who, in a surprising number of cases, reinvent themselves as educated, engaged citizens. Rose reminds us that our nation’s economic and civic future rests heavily on the health of the institutions that serve millions of everyday people—not simply the top twenty universities listed in U.S. News and World Report—and paints a vivid picture of the community colleges and adult education programs that give so many a shot at reaching their aspirations.
 
“Thoughtful and surprising.” —The Washington Post
 
“Inspiring stories of older Americans attending secondary schools.” —Kirkus Reviews
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Publisher: The New Press

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  • Release date: September 18, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781595588036
  • Release date: September 18, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781595588036
  • File size: 456 KB
  • Release date: September 18, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781595588036
  • File size: 667 KB
  • Release date: September 18, 2012
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“Shines a light on institutions that are teaching students, young and old, how to rebuild our economy and put America back to work” (President Bill Clinton).
 
It’s a statistic that’s sure to surprise: Close to forty-five percent of postsecondary students in the United States today did not enroll in college directly out of high school, and many attend only part-time. Following a tradition of self-improvement as old as the Republic, the “nontraditional” college student is becoming the norm. Back to School is the first book to look at the schools that serve a growing population of “second-chancers,” exploring what higher education—in the fullest sense of the term—can offer our rapidly changing society and why it is so critical to support the institutions that make it possible for millions of Americans to better their lot in life.
 
In the anecdotal style of his bestselling Possible Lives, Mike Rose crafts rich and moving vignettes of people in tough circumstances who find their way, who get a second . . . or third . . . or even fourth chance, and who, in a surprising number of cases, reinvent themselves as educated, engaged citizens. Rose reminds us that our nation’s economic and civic future rests heavily on the health of the institutions that serve millions of everyday people—not simply the top twenty universities listed in U.S. News and World Report—and paints a vivid picture of the community colleges and adult education programs that give so many a shot at reaching their aspirations.
 
“Thoughtful and surprising.” —The Washington Post
 
“Inspiring stories of older Americans attending secondary schools.” —Kirkus Reviews
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Education Nonfiction
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    Publisher:
    The New Press

    Kindle Book
    Release date: September 18, 2012

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781595588036
    Release date: September 18, 2012

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781595588036
    File size: 456 KB
    Release date: September 18, 2012

    PDF ebook
    ISBN: 9781595588036
    File size: 667 KB
    Release date: September 18, 2012

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