Phoenix Program Seeks to Battle State's Daunting High-School Dropout Rate.

Cage, Mary Crystal

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ERIC Number: EJ424721

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Publication Date: 1991

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Phoenix Program Seeks to Battle State's Daunting High-School Dropout Rate.

Cage, Mary Crystal

Chronicle of Higher Education, v37 n26 pA21,28 Mar 13 1991

A new program linking the Phoenix Union High School District with local community colleges and state universities identifies high-risk high school students, brings their work up to college level, counsels them, and monitors their progress to graduation. The high dropout rate forced institutions in the different segments to cooperation. (MSE)

Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Counseling Services, Developmental Studies Programs, Dropout Prevention, High Risk Students, High School Students, High Schools, Higher Education, Identification, Institutional Cooperation, Program Descriptions, State Universities

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