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Download full textCurtis, Richard J. – Florida Schools, 1968
The effect of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) on education in Florida is discussed. It is stated that skills, especially in reading, attendance, promotion rate, and the attitudes have improved among children in ESEA programs. The opportunities made available by ESEA in conjunction with other Federal education programs have…
Descriptors: Attendance, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Shepard, Lorrie A., Ed.; Smith, Mary Lee, Ed. – 1989
This book on the topic of flunking and grade retention comprises the following articles: (1) "Introduction and Overview" (Lorrie A. Shepard and Mary Lee Smith); (2) "Grade Level Retention Effects: A Meta-Analysis of Research Studies" (C. Thomas Holmes); (3) "Repeating and Dropping Out of School" (James B. Grissom and Lorrie A. Shepard); (4) "A…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Dropouts, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Direct linkLewis, Kirk – ProQuest LLC, 2008
Too many freshmen students remain mired in the ninth grade, presenting a growing problem for America's secondary schools as they struggle to improve high school completion rates. In an effort to stem the tide of high school dropouts, a southeast Texas suburban school district with five comprehensive high schools engaged in a systemic reform effort…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Grade 9, Educational Change, High School Freshmen
Deschamps, Ann Barnes – 1992
This study examined research from 1980 to 1992 that addressed characteristics of high school dropouts. Data from 32 empirical studies were synthesized into an integrative review. A list of the most common characteristics of high school dropouts was generated and the major policy issues related to dropping out were identified and addressed. Four…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Academic Persistence, Adolescents, Attrition (Research Studies)
