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Direct linkAmos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2011
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Deficit Committee's Failure Triggers Automatic Spending Cuts: Education Programs Could Face $3.5 Billion in Cuts; (2)…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, High School Graduates, Public Education, Educational Finance
Download full textBouvier, Leon F.; Martin, Philip L. – 1987
California's population will increase more rapidly than the United States population as a whole, as immigration plays a larger role in population growth and California accepts over one-third of all immigrants to the U.S. The state's population will also change as it is becoming older and more ethnically diverse. As this report shows, these changes…
Descriptors: Dropout Programs, Education Work Relationship, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Foley, Eileen; Warren, Constancia – 1985
The findings of a task force study of New York City's implementation of a State dropout prevention law are provided in this report. An introduction describes briefly the historical background of the legislation, called the Attendance Improvement-Dropout Prevention program, which provided $28 million in supplemental funds to school districts with…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Educational Finance, High Schools
Guardiola, Gloria – 1983
Established in 1970 and operated by the Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans, the George I. Sanchez Junior Senior High School (Houston, Texas) is an alternative school for Hispanics in grades 7-12. The school, staffed originally by volunteers, acquired a full-time executive director in 1973, established relations whith the Houston…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Curriculum Development, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Peer reviewedNeumann, Richard A. – Equity and Excellence, 1992
Examines outcomes associated with enactment of Colorado's Second Chance Pilot Program for high school dropouts. The satisfaction reported by 396 Second Chance students and the waiting lists for program enrollment demonstrate the potential for recovering students who have dropped out of school. Limitations of the program are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Continuation Students, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Educational Finance
Zykowski, Jane L. – 1994
This report discusses the activities of the California Educational Research Cooperative (CERC) over the past year. The CERC was established in 1998 as a joint venture between the School of Education at the University of California, Riverside, the San Bernardino County Offices of Education, and 19 local school districts to bring educational…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College School Cooperation, Cultural Awareness, Dropout Programs
William T. Grant Foundation, Washington, DC. Commission on Work, Family, and Citizenship. – 1991
This report identifies promising and innovative responses to employment-related education reform. Chapter 1 is an overview of the challenge of building a world-class work force. Chapters 2-10 present 50 examples of policy initiatives in digest form, organized into nine themes; each digest provides the name of a contact. Chapter 2 discusses new…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Community Programs, Community Services, Corporate Support
