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Expanding the Boundaries: Pilot Programs Established by the 71st Texas Legislature. Final Report from the State Board of Education.
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Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1992
The 71st Texas Legislature established several pilot programs for the 1989-90 and 1990-91 school years with the aim of improving the academic performance of and reducing the dropout rate of public school students. This report combines information about pilot programs from these 2 school years with cost surveys and descriptions of the programs.…
Descriptors: Dropout Programs, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Pilot Projects
Mentoring At-Risk Hispanic Students in Self-Esteem, Academic Growth, and Citizenship Awareness.
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Coppock, Marjorie L. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 1995
Describes a pilot mentoring program that involved 19 college students working with preadolescent and adolescent at-risk Hispanic youth in a Texas border city. The program, which consisted of 10 weekly classes in citizenship awareness and community participation and involvement, focused on dropout prevention and preparation for citizenship. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Citizenship Education, College Students, Community Involvement