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Direct linkConstant, Louay; Wenger, Jennie W.; Cottrell, Linda; Wrabel, Stephani L.; Chan, Wing Yi – RAND Corporation, 2020
The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program is a residential, quasi-military program for youth ages 16 to 18 who are experiencing difficulty in traditional high school. This report covers the program years 2018-2019 and is the fourth in a series of annual reports that RAND Corporation researchers have issued over the course of a research project…
Descriptors: High School Students, Residential Programs, Military Training, Youth Programs
Download full textWillard, Jacklyn Altuna; Bayes, Brian; Martinez, John – MDRC, 2015
This study reports on the implementation of Gateway to College, a program whose mission is to serve students who have dropped out of high school, or who are at risk of dropping out of high school, by allowing them to earn a high school diploma and credits toward a postsecondary degree. Gateway to College is uniquely ambitious in providing…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Dropouts, Nontraditional Education, College Preparation
Shaul, Marnie S. – 2002
This report examines national and regional dropout rate trends; factors associated with dropping out; efforts these factors; and federal efforts to reduce dropout rates. Information came from interviews with National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) officials; review of NCES data and reports by dropout prevention experts; site visits at…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Graduation
Galloway, Lawrence L.; And Others – 1974
This document presents an evaluation of the 1973-74 ESEA Title 1 funded Issaquah Re-entry Program, providing continuing educational opportunities for divergent youth who had dropped out of regular secondary schools in their area. Program objectives consisted of specifications of problems to be overcome and their possible solutions. Among…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Programs, Educational Diagnosis
Taylor, Judith Combes; Buchau, Katrina – 1998
In recent years, the federal government has designated 105 communities across the country, including many urban neighborhoods, as Empowerment Zones or Enterprise Communities (EZ/ECs). At the same time, many urban school districts have launched school-to-career initiatives to help keep at-risk youth in school and improve their academic achievement…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Education Work Relationship
Elmore, Richard F. – 1990
Educational clinics, as defined by Washington State law, are private organizations that teach basic academic skills and provide employment orientation in an individualized way to high school dropouts aged 13 to 19. The Educational Clinics Program was authorized by the state legislature in 1977, after extensive lobbying by members of a private firm…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Dropout Programs, High Schools, Lobbying
Establishing Service Goals for School Dropouts under the Job Training Partnership Act. Final Report.
Gentry, Larry; And Others – 1986
The State of Washington commissioned research into various issues involving services to school dropouts under the terms of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Data suggested that each service delivery area (SDA) had its own set of internal dynamics (economic, cultural, demographic variables) that resulted in a characteristic pattern of…
Descriptors: Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Objectives
Smith, Albert J. – 1997
This executive summary presents evaluation findings and conclusions from a 4-year study of a demonstration project focusing on a school-based and school-linked interprofessional case management approach to dropout prevention. The project, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, was administered by the Center for the Study and Teaching of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Behavior Problems, Demonstration Programs
JEFFERY, C. RAY – 1967
THE SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL REHABILITATION OF HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS WITH DELINQUENT RECORDS WAS ATTEMPTED BY REINFORCING BEHAVIOR ASSOCIATED WITH ACADEMIC REMEDIATION, WORK PREPARATION, AND SOCIAL CONDUCT. OF THE 163 NEGRO YOUTHS WHO PARTICIPATED AT SOME TIME DURING THE PROGRAM, ONLY 42 WERE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING WHEN THE PROGRAM TERMINATED, AND…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Black Youth, Community Attitudes, Community Organizations
