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North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Support Programs. – 1987
This North Carolina handbook brings together the information needed by local school systems to plan, develop, and implement effective programs to keep students in school. These topics are included: (1) legislation and policy for the implementation of the State Dropout Prevention Fund; (2) program standards and performance indicators; (3) program…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Elementary Secondary Education
Owen, Jenni, Ed.; Rosch, Joel, Ed.; Muschkin, Clara, Ed.; Alexander, Jana, Ed.; Wyant, Casey, Ed. – Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University (NJ1), 2008
The reason that the school dropout crisis is now referred to as a "silent epidemic" is because, when we weren't paying attention, the graduation rate in our country slipped to a level that threatens the very health and well-being of our society. Each year, almost one-third of all public high school students--and nearly one-half of all…
Descriptors: High Schools, Dropout Programs, Graduation Rate, Dropout Prevention
North Carolina State Advisory Council on Vocational Education, Raleigh. – 1990
This is the second of five volumes of essays in the form of recommendations for the improvement of programs, services, and activities offered through vocational-technical education in North Carolina. The volume explains the rationale for, and comments on, 18 recommendations prepared by the State Advisory Council on Vocational Education for fiscal…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Auto Mechanics, Career Development, College Presidents