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Educational Reform: Dropouts, Culture, and Minorities. Implications for Educators.

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Henry, Mildred Dalton – 1994

This paper addresses educational reform as it affects dropouts, minorities, diverse cultures, training programs, and community-based education. Effective dropout-prevention models are presented that address the needs of at-risk populations. The author states that much dropout prevention and reclamation takes place off of school district campuses…

Descriptors: Community Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Economically Disadvantaged

I Have a Dream in Washington, D.C. Initial Report.

Higgins, Catherine; And Others – 1991

This report presents an independent evaluation of E. Lang's I Have a Dream (IHAD) model intervention for disadvantaged youth as it has been implemented in three schools in the Greater Washington (District of Columbia) area. Sixty IHAD participants are randomly selected as they enter sixth or seventh grade for higher education tuition guarantees…

Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention