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Download full textWest Virginia Department of Education, 2015
The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) is committed to offering alternative educational opportunities to ensure student success, decrease the dropout rate and increase the graduation rate. Each of these opportunities includes a blend of Career Technical Education (CTE) and traditional core academic opportunities or a WVDE approved high…
Descriptors: High School Students, High School Equivalency Programs, Nontraditional Education, Credits
Peer reviewedWhat Works Clearinghouse, 2010
The "National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program" is a residential education and training program designed for youth ages 16 to 18 who have dropped out of or been expelled from high school. During the 22-week residential period, participants are offered GED preparation classes and other program services intended to promote positive youth…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, At Risk Students, Job Skills, Leadership
What Works Clearinghouse, 2009
The study examined whether participating in the "National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program", a quasi-military residential/mentoring program for dropouts, improved the educational and other outcomes of at-risk youth. The study analyzed data on about 1,000 16- to 18-year-old high school dropouts enrolled in 10 ChalleNGe programs throughout…
Descriptors: High School Students, Mentors, Program Evaluation, Dropouts
Schmerler, Renee – 1992
The Neglected and Delinquent/High School Institutionalized Facilities Program, funded by the New York State Education Department under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) of 1981, provided diagnostic and prescriptive approaches to teaching prevocational, vocational/occupational, and life skills to 1,076 high school…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Correctional Institutions, Daily Living Skills, Delinquent Rehabilitation
Institute for Behavioral Research in Creativity, Salt Lake City, UT. – 1992
This report presents results from Phase 2 of an ongoing Utah State Office of Education project titled "Preliminary Study of Proficiency Based Credit Testing in Utah Public Schools." Proficiency-based credit assessment (PBCA) means awarding secondary school academic credit to students considered proficient in the area without having taken…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration (Education), Advanced Courses, Advanced Placement
