ERIC Number: EJ418447
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Publication Date: 1990
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R.I. Program Offers Needy Third Graders Free Higher Education in Exchange for Staying in School and off Illegal Drugs for 10 Years.
Cage, Mary Crystal
Chronicle of Higher Education, v37 n10 pA19,22-23 Nov 7 1990
The Rhode Island Children's Crusade for Higher Education, funded by state and private sources, is an ambitious, large-scale, long-term effort to prevent dropouts, illegal drug use, and pregnancy among low-income and minority groups. Recruitment of volunteer "mentors" has been highly successful, suggesting strong public support. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Disadvantaged, Dropout Prevention, Drug Abuse, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 3, Higher Education, Incentives, Mentors, Paying for College, Pregnancy, Prevention, Private Colleges, Private Financial Support, Program Descriptions, Public Colleges, State Aid, State Programs, Tuition, Volunteers
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Language: English
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