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Eckenrod, James; Wheeler, Carl – American School Board Journal, 1987
To give at-risk teenagers the best chance for high school graduation and further schooling or employment, Baltimore schools created Student Adventures in Learning (SAIL), a remedial computer-assisted instruction program. Over 100 eighth graders identified as potential dropouts instead improved academically and made secure transitions to high…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts, High Risk Students
