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Hirschorn, Michael W. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1988
A group of college presidents has decided to expand campus public-service programs by encouraging college students to tutor disadvantaged young people, mentoring fourth through ninth graders in danger of not graduating from high school. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Students, Dropout Prevention, High Risk Students, Higher Education
Leatherman, Courtney – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1990
A government study of the tuition-guarantee programs emerging in the 1980s, promising college tuition to high school students persisting to graduation, has found the programs to be effective in retaining students. The most successful programs use adult mentors and offer tutoring, beginning as early as fifth grade. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, High School Students, Higher Education, Incentives
