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Charleston County School District, SC. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1990
"A Vision for the Future," a comprehensive long-range plan to develop, implement, and evaluate a multipart program to reduce the dropout rate in the Charleston, South Carolina, school district, is described in this report. Goals and objectives are presented, followed by a description of 18 intervention strategies. Components of the plan…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Repetition
Download full textSherman, Renee Z.; Sherman, Joel D. – 1991
Specific goals of this study of the national dropout problem are to: (1) define the problem; (2) identify demographic characteristics of dropouts; (3) describe economic and social consequences; (4) identify programs and practices that prevent students from dropping out; (5) identify federal and state initiatives; and (6) identify private sector…
Descriptors: Demography, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
McPartland, James M.; Slavin, Robert E. – 1990
The analysis of proposed or implemented programs for increasing the achievement of at-risk students in all grades is the purpose of this report. Its focus is on identifying effective organizational responses, programs, and practices that improve the achievement of all at-risk children. Schools currently respond to poor academic performance with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
