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Greene, Brenda Z. – Updating School Board Policies, 1986
Nine distinct programs aimed at reducing the dropout rate and bringing "at-risk" students back into the educational mainstream are described in this publication. The document first notes the social and economic costs to the nation of students dropping out before completing high school. The report then describes changes in Wisconsin's attendance…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, High Risk Students
Johnson, Maggie – OSSC Bulletin, 1981
The Learning House Tutorial Center in The Dalles (Oregon) was begun in 1975 as an alternative program for students who had dropped out of the regular educational programs in The Dalles School District and neighboring Chenowith School District. Now serving over 75 students in a downtown location, the center's year-round program includes a summer…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Educational Philosophy
Greene, Brenda Z. – Updating School Board Policies, 1984
The theme article of this issue, "Addressing Teenage Pregnancy and Parenthood" by Brenda Greene, explains that pregnant students and those who are already parents have the same legal rights to public education as do all other students. To meet this responsibility and to lower dropout rates, schools need to make educational opportunities available…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Dismissal (Personnel), Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
