Graduates of Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge (LSU-BR) were assessed in terms of their American College Testing (ACT) program scores and the factors that affect them. All LSU-BR graduates who were awarded the baccalaureate degree during the 1974-75, 1979-80, and 1980-81 academic years were studied. ACT scores were located for 59.1 percent…

This brief focuses on student attrition and retention in the two-year college. An introductory section discusses the definitions of attrition used in studies of student persistence; and how these definitions, which often include students who are actually completers in terms of their own educational goals, may exaggerate attrition rates, which are…

This report focuses on underschooling in the State of New York. The study provides statistics on dropouts, examines students' reasons for leaving school, and analyzes the school histories of dropouts with respect to patterns of disruption, truancy, and academic failure. Suggestions of school administrators and dropouts on how students might be…

One hundred twenty-five students found to have few areas of skill mastery were selected to form the Fresh Start Minischool (FSMS). The Fresh Start approach was characterized by individualized instruction in four academic areas (Social Studies, English, Mathematics, and Science). Students proceeded at their own pace and acquired skills according to…

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT TITLE I PROJECTS IN 23 MARYLAND SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE REVIEWED IN THIS REPORT. IN THE PERIOD FROM 1965 TO 1967 $29 MILLION WAS APPROPRIATED FOR TITLE I ACTIVITIES, WHICH WERE OFFERED TO 46,000 PUBLIC AND NONPUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS, INCLUDING 39,000 IN A SUMMER SCHOOL SESSION IN 1966. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE…

THE EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (EIP) IS A 5-YEAR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN RANGING IN AGE FROM INFANCY TO 14 YEARS. THE INITIAL PHASE OF EIP CONSISTS OF INFANT TESTING WHICH BEGINS AT BIRTH. DATA ON INTELLIGENCE AND DEVELOPMENT FROM THIS PHASE OF THE PROGRAM SHOW THAT AMONG THESE CHILDREN THE…

After questioning the credential value of the high school diploma at the present time and pointing out the need for considering the multiple psychological and social handicaps of the minority-group school dropout, this conference paper discusses (1) the rentention power of the schools, (2) youth employment, (3) equal job opportunities for Negroes,…

Public school adult educators, training directors in business and industry, and other group leaders in civic and professional organizations assembled this collection of techniques used by teachers and adults. Among topics discussed are planning an adult education course, grouping adult students, applying creativity to teaching, and preventing…

The purpose of the Nogales (Arizona) dropout prevention program was to include business, government, labor, and community groups in a collaborative program to provide intermediate and secondary schools with access to the resources of private and public employers. The primary objectives of the project were to achieve a 50% reduction of the dropout…

The Reach-Out Program served as an enriched guidance service for potential dropouts. It sought, by closer contact with the home, to improve pupil attitude, attendance, punctuality, and reading competence and to make pupils and parents aware of those services available in school and community that would facilitate learning and maturity. The program…

In recent years a number of new institutions; i.e., "street academies", have been established to educate students who have dropped out or are prone to drop out of inner city secondary schools. There is reason to believe that many of these schools have been successful with youths who had not succeeded before, and therefore that lessons might be…

This illustrated handbook was prepared for adult basic education (ABE) coordinators and teachers and is suggested for use in new teacher orientation, in-service education, or as resource material. The ABE concerns of recruitment of adults for programs, retention of students, and rewards for those completing the program are discussed with many "do"…

The self-concept of minority youth serves as the organizing focus for this paper. The various social and cultural forces which converge on this population are highlighted, as are the resulting deficiencies: (1) poor self-image; (2) frustration about high school; and (3) limited ability to communicate. A special program at the Casa Grande, Arizona…

The paper deals with the culture and background of the Chicano migrant child and with his frustrations and conflicts in encountering the Anglo culture as represented by the school. It is pointed out that the Chicano migrant child, whose home base is in the Rio Grande Valley, lives in either a barrio or, in summer, a migrant camp and has little…

The Louisville Public School District is probably the only large public school district which has systematically begun change on a "systems" basis. Top school officials first made a wide-ranging assessment of the most pressing problems in the district, developed and stated their premises, and then planned two programs. The primary…