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Publication Date: 1997
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Promising Practices: The PRIDE Program at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.
Harris, Mary; Wheeler, Mary Alice
Multicultural Education, v5 n2 p20-22 Win 1997
Describes the PRIDE Program, a partnership between the Harrisburg School District (Pennsylvania) and Bloomsburg University to provide urban, poverty-level sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students at risk of dropping out with an opportunity to spend a week on campus each summer. Program evaluation shows improved student attitudes and continuation in school. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College School Cooperation, Dropouts, Educational Practices, Elementary School Students, High Risk Students, Higher Education, Intermediate Grades, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, School Holding Power, Student Attitudes, Summer Programs, Urban Schools, Urban Youth
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Language: English
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