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Foley, Eileen; Warren, Constancia – 1985
The findings of a task force study of New York City's implementation of a State dropout prevention law are provided in this report. An introduction describes briefly the historical background of the legislation, called the Attendance Improvement-Dropout Prevention program, which provided $28 million in supplemental funds to school districts with…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Educational Finance, High Schools
Download full textCroxford, Linda; And Others – 1996
A project analyzed the impact of Youth Credits, a new system for funding youth training. The system was introduced as a pilot project by 10 English/Welsh Training and Enterprise Councils (TECs). Focus was on early school leavers' participation in training and on their achievement of vocational qualifications. Data were obtained from the Youth…
Descriptors: Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Educational Finance, Federal Aid
Greater Newark Chamber of Commerce, NJ. – 1973
A four-month study undertaken by the Greater Newark Chamber of Commerce with the cooperation of various educational and vocational institutions and business organizations is reported. Discussed are planning and organization for career education, philosophy and roles, financing activities and business-educator relationships. Course offerings are…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Involvement, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Wilkinson, David; Mangino, Evangelina – 1994
The Office of Research and Evaluation (ORE) of the Austin Independent School District (AISD) (Texas) reviews the effectiveness of many of the school district's special programs. In 1992-93, ORE reviewed 60 programs or program components. Cost effectiveness was calculated for 31 programs, using an achievement effect measure for 10, a dropout…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Cost Effectiveness, Dropout Prevention
TANAKA, IRWIN I.; AND OTHERS – 1968
THE LEGISLATIVE DRIVE IN HAWAII TO PROVIDE EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED THE IMPETUS FOR THIS STUDY. INCLUDED HERE ARE--(1) A PROBLEM STATEMENT AND DEFINITIONS, (2) THE STUDY'S APPROACH, (3) PROCEDURES AND LIMITATIONS, (4) METHODS AND CRITERIA FOR IDENTIFYING CULTURAL DEPRIVATION, AND (5) SELECTED REVIEWS OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged, Dropout Programs
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Quincy. Office of Student Services. – 1989
The Chapter 188 Dropout Prevention Grant Program funds school districts with high percentages of low-income students and school dropouts to enable them to implement dropout prevention initiatives in grades 7 through 12. The emphasis in funding is on long-term school change in school policy, curriculum, governance, scheduling, programming, support…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Educational Change
Sallade, Ronald – 1993
The New Horizons Program of the Des Moines (Iowa) public schools provides supportive services such as counseling, attendance monitoring, career-related instruction, work experience, and coordination with community agencies to dropout-prone students and their families to improve academic achievement and increase graduation rates. Work experience is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Education, Computer Uses in Education, Counseling
Al-Bukhari, Najati Mohammed Amin – 1968
To investigate and analyze the role played by the industrial sections of the educational, intervening, and employment training systems in meeting manpower needs and to determine output and costs of these systems, interviews were held with employment officials, educators, and recruitment and training officers to obtain information concerning their…
Descriptors: Continuation Education, Cost Effectiveness, Dropout Programs, Educational Finance
