Too many students drop out and never earn their high school diploma. For students at risk of dropping out, academic, social, and other supports may help. "Communities In Schools" seeks to organize and provide these supports to at-risk students in the nation's poorest-performing schools, including through "case-managed"…

Some young people naturally flourish in school; others struggle due to difficult life circumstances. There is also another group of young people who have no substantial issues or barriers but are still at risk of disengaging from learning. Through research, it is known that the majority of young people who are not in education, employment or…

Ten objectives determined to meet the needs of emotionally disturbed children and incorporated into Project Adjustment are described and evaluated. Case studies, reports, graphs, and records illustrate the success or failure of the following objectives: provision of special education for more students; individual diagnosis and placement; inservice…