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Download full textProvidence Dropout Prevention Collaborative, RI. – 1994
Today, over 70 percent of the students of the Providence (Rhode Island) public schools are people of color. The dropout rate in Providence has been steadily decreasing over the last decade, but it remains high, ranked 16th among large cities in 1992. Race and ethnicity are relevant factors in scholastic achievement in Providence, and for that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged Youth
ORSINI, BETTE – 1968
THE FEDERALLY-FINANCED HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA AT TAMPA PROVIDES A HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION TO DROPOUTS FROM MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER FAMILIES. APPLICANTS MUST BE FROM POVERTY FAMILIES AND BETWEEN THE AGES OF 17 AND 22. CURRENTLY, THE TAMPA PROGRAM HAS 48 STUDENTS, MOST OF WHOM ARE NEGROES. STUDENTS…
Descriptors: Blacks, College Environment, Continuation Students, Cultural Differences
