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Foreword<br />

Introduction<br />

Chapter 1<br />

Chapter 2<br />

Chapter 3<br />

Table <strong>of</strong> Contents<br />

We Owe Them More Than Noth<strong>in</strong>g<br />

CDF Survey F<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs on Nonenrollment<br />

Characteristics <strong>of</strong> Children Out <strong>of</strong> School<br />

Barriers to Attendance<br />

Children With Special Needs and Misclassi6cation<br />

School Discipl<strong>in</strong>e<br />

Recommendations<br />

Postscript: On Child Advocacy<br />

Children Out <strong>of</strong> School aud What It Means to Them<br />

Who Are The Children Out Of School?<br />

Reasons Children Are Out <strong>of</strong> School<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>iles <strong>of</strong> Excluded Children<br />

How Many Children Are Out <strong>of</strong> School?<br />

U.S. Census Data on Nonenrollment<br />

Proportion <strong>of</strong> M<strong>in</strong>ority Children<br />

Proportion <strong>of</strong> Children <strong>in</strong> Rural Areas<br />

Social and Economic Factors<br />

School F<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Limitations <strong>of</strong> Census Data<br />

M<strong>in</strong>ority Undercount<br />

The Seven·Person Family Problem<br />

CDF Survey <strong>of</strong> Children Out <strong>of</strong> School<br />

CDF Survey Undercount<br />

Barriers to School Attendance<br />

How Compulsory is Compulsory Attendance<br />

Exemptions<br />

Truancy<br />

Enforcement <strong>of</strong> Compulsory Attendance Provisions<br />

Pregnant Girls, Student Parents, and Married Stndents<br />

Children Excluded by Language<br />

Poverty<br />

Textbook and Workbook Charges<br />

School Fees<br />

Children With<strong>out</strong> Cloth<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Transportation Barriers<br />

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