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Southard, Margarida F. – 1990
Results of a process evaluation of dropout prevention programs in the Leon County (Florida) school district during the school year 1989-90 are presented. Altogether, 11 dropout programs were operationalized in that school year. The methodology used for developing a problem survey among teachers and administrators, the results of the evaluation,…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrators, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. – 1991
This document reports information and lists resources for educating homeless and at-risk populations in Iowa. Organized into 12 sections that are grouped into three areas, the document provides research reports, listings of resources, and policy guidelines. Sections I through III, titled "Homeless Information," contain the following: (1)…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts
Farrar, Eleanor; Cipollone, Anthony – 1988
This paper examines the success of the Boston (Massachusetts) Compact's business and public education agreements over the years 1985 through 1987. The Compact began in 1982 as a citywide public school improvement program. Business, university, and trade union leaders agreed to establish and meet measurable admission and hiring goals to increase…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Cooperative Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Ainsworth, Robert G.; And Others – 1991
In early 1991, a study of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) education-coordination set-aside program examined how the set-aside program was being implemented in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. It was undertaken as a result of questions raised in public policy debates concerning possible misuse of the program. The concern was that…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Kirshstein, Rita; And Others – 1994
This report examines the second and third years of the Chelsea-Boston University (BU) partnership in which BU manages the Chelsea, Massachusetts, school system. The report summarizes the activities of the partnership (begun in 1989), examines the impact of key players and events, and evaluates BU's impact on Chelsea to date. The partnership's…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Dropout Prevention, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Kentucky Univ., Lexington. Appalachian Center. – 1990
The papers in this proceedings are grouped in four parts addressing family, health, education, and welfare of Appalachian children, respectively. The first part, "The Children's Family," includes papers that focus on general ethnographic description of Appalachian family life, child rearing practices, and programs designed to support the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Health
Ruffin, Minnie R.; And Others – 1991
The ScholarshipBuilder Program, an adopt-a-class program, began in November 1988 to encourage selected first-grade students to stay in school until graduation in the year 2000. Scholarships will be provided by Merrill Lynch, Incorporated, for students who go on to college, and a one-time stipend will be provided to students who enter the military…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Black Students, College Preparation, Dropout Prevention
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1991
Congressional hearings on American children and youth living in crisis were conducted in an effort to determine how the needs of these young people can assume their proper place in national priorities. A three-pronged strategy was suggested by chairman Edward Kennedy: (1) more investment in cost-effective programs that work (for example, Head…
Descriptors: Child Health, Children, Dropout Prevention, Early Parenthood
Stevens, Carla J.; And Others – 1991
This paper evaluates STRIVE, an alternative program designed to provide a nurturing, caring, and intensive academic environment for over-age, low-performing ninth grade students attending the Barbara Jordan High School for Careers in Houston (Texas). STRIVE operates in isolation from the regular student population and has a counselor and four…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Grade Placement, Attendance, Compensatory Education
Eldred Cindy; And Others – 1991
This semester-long curriculum is designed to increase the self-esteem, leadership skills, and communication, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities of eighth and ninth grade students who are at risk of dropping out of school. The manual offers procedural suggestions for organizing a Going Places class. Individual sections address…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Decision Making Skills, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Bempechat, Janine; Wells, Amy Stuart – 1989
This document comprises reviews of recent studies on the influence of classroom environment; curriculum tracking; child, parent and teacher beliefs; and middle school environment on the achievement of high risk students. Chapter 1, "Competitive, Cooperative, and Individualistic Structures of Classroom Learning," reports on the negative effect of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beliefs, Classroom Environment, Competition
Ziomek, Robert, Ed.; Wolmut, Peter, Ed. – 1989
The papers in this collection reflect topics of major interest to members of the measurement and testing communities. Symposium 1, "Beyond the Wall Chart: Indicators and School Ranking," includes the following papers: (1) "What Our 17-Year-Olds Know: One District's Assessment" (L. D. Wilkinson and D. L. Galindo); (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Children, Day Care
Texas State Council on Vocational Education, Austin. – 1988
Among the recommendations of the Texas Council on Vocational Education concerning literacy and training are the following: (1) the governor and legislature should conduct a statewide, multimedia campaign to heighten Texans' awareness of the importance of workplace literacy, dropout prevention, literacy programs, and the human and economic aspects…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Apprenticeships, Dropout Prevention
Thirteen WNET, New York, NY. – 1990
This guide provides a description of "Crisis: Urban Education," a series of four half-hour documentaries, aired on public television stations and produced by Thirteen-WNET, that explore the human side of the educational crisis. The series described in this guide presents the latest thinking of school reform experts, and highlights bold and…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Documentaries, Dropout Prevention, Educational Change
Missouri Governor's Advisory Council on Literacy, Jefferson City. – 1989
The Governor's Advisory Council on Literacy proposed 3 major recommendations supported by 30 specific action plans for Missouri. The recommendations are as follows: Missouri should guarantee the opportunity for all children to be prepared for their school years; Missouri should focus on keeping students in school and ensuring that their education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Corporate Education, Dropout Prevention
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