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Syracuse Univ. Research Corp., NY. – 1973
This proposal is for an additional New York State secondary certification to be called the Regents External High School Diploma. The new diploma program has been designed to provide a flexible and credible alternative to the four-year high school diploma and to the New York State Equivalency Diploma. The external diploma ordinarily would be…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Dropout Programs, Educational Assessment, Educational Needs
Mink, Oscar G., Ed.; Kaplan, Bernard A., Ed. – 1970
This book is the result of a series of workshops designed for school personnel desiring to improve educational programs for disadvantaged youth and potential dropouts. The workshops were conducted at Cornell University during the summer of 1964 through 1967. The chapters in this book on milieu, basic issues, dropout problems, counseling the…
Descriptors: Counseling, Counseling Objectives, Counseling Services, Counseling Theories
Fredman, Norman; And Others – 1973
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…
Descriptors: Attendance, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Wong, Daisy; And Others – 1973
The Lower East Side Preparatory School's main goal was to provide basic educational requirements for graduation with improved self-image among students who are dropouts/returnees from the lower east side. Because of the school's location it included the Chinatown area. The student population consisted principally of dropouts with poor academic…
Descriptors: Chinese Americans, Cultural Enrichment, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Programs
Levine, Daniel U. – 1972
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…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Compensatory Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Thornburg, Hershel D. – 1971
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…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Simon, Alan J. – 1970
The purpose of this program, funded under Title I of 1965 Elementary Secondary Act, is to send paraprofessional workers who are familiar with the community into the homes of high school students who show serious problems in school attendance, adjustment, or achievement. The objective is to establish rapport between the school and the parents in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention
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Martinez, Bob – Journal of State Government, 1988
America is still a land of opportunity for immigrants from all lands. This is especially true for Florida's Hispanic population. Led by its first Hispanic governor, Florida is setting the pace in helping minorities enter America's mainstream. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Demography, Dropout Programs, Economic Climate
Gallagher, Vera – Momentum, 1985
Describes educational models developed by Good Shepard Sisters for youths with records of school failure and chronic truancy. Highlights community schools for chronic truants; the CORA-Neumann program in Philadelphia; off-campus teenage residence groups; a highly structured school and camp program; and a day school for severely behaviorally…
Descriptors: Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Church Programs, Dropout Programs
Statler, Judy K.; Petersen, George J. – 2003
Synthesizing research on effective at-risk/dropout prevention programs and the learning theory articulated in the American Psychological Association (APA) Learner-Centered Principles, this study examined the essential components present in an exemplary at-risk/dropout prevention program for kindergarten through sixth grade students. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Case Studies, Dropout Programs, Elementary Education
Nava, Paul; Hernandez, Lourdes; Rubalcava, Anna; Palacios, Esther C. – 1995
The Region XI Migrant Education Program, Pajaro Valley Unified School District (Watsonville, CA) serves approximately 6,300 students during the regular school year and 4,400 students during the summer. Virtually all students are Hispanics, and 47 percent are currently migrant. As a group, these students have at least three characteristics that put…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, College Preparation, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. – 1997
This publication describes an effort of the U.S. Department of Education to promote comprehensive educational reform by consolidating various elements and programs. The "cross-cutting" approach described considers the links among vocational-technical education, elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education, and workforce…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Demonstration Programs, Dropout Programs, Education Work Relationship
Lunenburg, Fred C. – 2000
One of the most enduring challenges facing the public school system is decreasing the dropout rate. The highest rate of growth population in the future will be among the groups who are at greatest risk of dropping out of school. This paper outlines what school officials can do to decrease the dropout rate. The suggestions for dropout prevention…
Descriptors: Career Academies, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate
Thurlow, Martha L.; Sinclair, Mary F.; Johnson, David R. – 2002
This brief explores the challenges of documenting dropout rates and ways to support students with disabilities so that they meet academic standards and graduate. It begins by discussing the high dropout rate for students with disabilities and the rise of standards-based reform and high-stakes tests. Characteristics of high-risk students are…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Disabilities, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Maack, Stephen C. – 2001
The Academic Assistance System (AAS) at Rio Hondo College in California is the early academic warning system that flags students in academic trouble. The AAS aims to assist these at-risk students through counseling, time management/study skills workshops, tutoring, and other programs. Students who received early warning letters and who responded…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Failure, Community Colleges, Dropout Prevention
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