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Download full textConklin, Nancy Faires; Hurtig, Janise – 1986
This report for individuals and organizations engaged in literacy outreach activities explores a youth agency-based, social service professional-facilitated strategy for reaching out-of-school youth. Chapter I describes the growing problem of school dropout. Chapter II synthesizes governmental and scholarly studies of youth and schooling,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research
Jonas, Edward D., Jr. – 1987
The Atlanta (Georgia) Public School System (APS) has many existing dropout prevention programs, but they have been operating primarily independently, with limited information sharing or coordination. In 1986 these programs were linked through the formation of the Atlanta Dropout Prevention Collaborative, which unites the public school system with…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Ancillary School Services, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research
