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Download full textThomas, Terry, Ed.; Sykes, Roger, Ed. – 1986
To furnish constituent school district personnel with a number of alternative educational programs for reducing the dropout rate, this resource handbook was published by the Oakland Schools (Michigan) Department of Pupil Personnel Services. Provided within this second handbook discussing various strategies for improving student attendance and for…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Attendance, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Chamberlain, Ed – 1992
The Home-School-Community Agent (HSCA) Project of the Columbus (Ohio) Public Schools was established in the 1990-91 school year to help disruptive students make a positive adjustment to elements in their lives that interfere with success in school. The project was implemented through 21 HSCAs in nine high schools and 12 middle schools. Each agent…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Problems, Change Agents, Dropout Prevention
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1993
This second interim report presents evaluation results from Project Youth Experiencing Success (YES) and documents a decrease in the Virginia statewide event-dropout rate in grades 7 through 12 from 4.8 percent during the 1988-89 school year to 3.3 percent during the 1991-92 year. Event-dropout rates measure the proportion of students who drop out…
Descriptors: Ability, At Risk Persons, Case Studies, College School Cooperation
