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Maxwell, Lesli A. – Education Week, 2007
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…
Descriptors: High School Students, Dropouts, High Risk Students, Social Networks
Los Angeles Unified School District, CA. Div. of Adult and Occupational Education. – 1985
During the 1984-1985 school year, a pilot dropout outreach program was instituted by the Los Angeles (California) Unified School District's Division of Adult and Occupational Education in cooperation with the senior high schools division. Dropouts from the 1983-1984 school year were identified and were sent personal letters inviting them to return…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Competency Based Education, Counseling Services, Dropout Programs
San Diego City Schools, CA. – 1988
The San Diego City Schools (California) has received nearly $500,000 in federal funds to replicate and evaluate the following successful dropout prevention programs: (1) Motivation and Maintenance (M and M); (2) Partnership Academy; and (3) Summer Training and Education Program (STEP). The M and M program is designed to provide a case management…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Development, Cooperative Programs, Daily Living Skills