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Wheelock, Anne – 1986
Practices of attendance, suspension, and non-promotion in middle schools in Boston (Massachusetts) encourage at-risk students to drop out. School policies and practices, student data, and interviews with at-risk students were reviewed to determine which practices encourage disengagement from school. Personal narratives are included. Major findings…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Demonstration Programs
