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Mercure, Christine M. – Principal, 1993
To improve its school failure rate, a Virginia intermediate school instituted Project Achievement, a privately funded program helping at-risk students complete homework assignments. Structured into three one-hour sessions featuring tutoring, interdisciplinary study groups, and special activities, the project is immensely popular. During the summer…
Descriptors: After School Programs, High Risk Students, Homework, Intermediate Grades
