This literature review focuses on the dropout phenomenon in general education, discussing interventions, dropout characteristics, and consequences of dropping out, and emphasizing literature on special education dropouts. The paper concludes by discussing implications for research and service programs that can address the dropout problem in…

This article reports that education leaders in Los Angeles, faced with unrelenting pressure to raise anemic high school graduation rates, are turning to YouTube, MySpace, text messaging, and the radio waves to reach students at risk of dropping out of school and lure back thousands who have already left. The Los Angeles Unified School…

The Los Angeles Unified School District has funded several innovative prevention/recovery programs to determine indicators that will help local schools identify the potential early leaver. This annual study for the 1983-84 school year examines the number of students in grades 10 through 12 who left school without a diploma. Findings cover all…

The Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) developed a Dropout Retrieval Project with the following aims: (1) to identify and retrieve the dropout students aged 16 to 21; (2) to bring the students back to educational programs which would lead to the completion of their education; and (3) to develop plans to prevent future dropouts. This report…

This is a guide for the North Carolina Extended School Day Program, an alternative education program which provides youth with the opportunity to complete high school in an environment conducive to meeting their needs. The extended school day program is an extension of the regular public school and is an integral part of the comprehensive high…

This document discusses state initiatives to address the dropout problem by presenting an overview of programmatic strategies states are using to meet the needs of dropout-prone youth and school dropouts and strategies to finance these efforts. It provides a framework for understanding current state programs and then presents an overview of…

The purpose of the practicum described here was the development of a model for an alternative night high school. The plan called for a curriculum aimed at student interest and graduation requirements, a profile procedure for identifying potential candidates, and the operation of a prototype evening program during the summer of 1975 to test the…

Career College (originally known as Cooperative Education Program for Dropouts was set up under the auspices of Title I of the Higher Education Act. The grant for the pilot project specified a two-thirds federal contribution and a one-third contribution from the South Campus of Miami-Dade Junior College. Program objectives included identifying 60…

This report focuses on the experiences of a group of high school dropouts who participated in two experimental programs; one of which offered courses leading to a high school diploma and the other which offered skill training in one of three occupational areas. The programs were conducted to test whether obtaining a diploma or skill training…

This report is concerned with young men in their late teens. In particular, it deals with patterns of change, and stability, which can be linked to family, high school, and post-high school environment. The work had two intended functions and aims: 1) to provide information relevant to public policy decisions, and 2) to make a contribution to…

Attempts to define the causes and implications of the failure of schools to educate fully a significant number of students from lower and middle class backgrounds and the failure of these students to absorb what the schools offer. Focuses on absenteeism and the dropout problem. Also examines past efforts to meet these problems in order to appraise…

The Village Polytechnic Movement consists of setting up training centers for the purpose of teaching locally-needed skills to primary school dropouts in rural Kenya. In addition to explaining the philosophy of the movement, the author comments upon its organization and future. (AG)

Introduces some possibilities for treating the condition of the misplaced and dislocated adolescent. Reviews the development of street academies as one attempt to address the problems of out-of-school youth. Concludes that systematic efforts are needed to serve an ignored population. (Author/WD)

Many school district leaders, high school administrators, and teachers--particularly those in urban areas--have struggled to reduce high school dropout rates but find themselves overwhelmed by the dimensions of the problem. Consider: Research has shown that lack of preparation in elementary and middle school, long before students reach high…

The present high school graduation rate for migrant students is approximately 50%, as compared to the 90% dropout rate of 20 years ago. Migrant Education's success has encouraged recent changes in funding to extend services to those youths between 17 and 21 who have not graduated. Attempts to draw dropout youths back to regular or alternative…