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Lessons from a Middle Level At-Risk Program.

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Weir, Robert M., Jr. – Clearing House, 1996

Outlines characteristics of effective alternative programs for at-risk middle schools students, noting organizational, instructional, and interpersonal components. Describes a successful drop-out prevention program which operates as a school-within-a-school for sixth- through eighth-grade students, emphasizing multicultural education and…

Descriptors: Dropout Programs, Educational Research, High Risk Students, Interdisciplinary Approach

Lessons Learned by the Hispanic Dropout Project.

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Secada, Walter G. – Clearing House, 1999

Discusses alternative programs and schools visited by the Hispanic Dropout Project. Notes a pervasive "disconnect" between alternative programs and "regular" schools, and outlines lessons alternative programs have to offer traditional schools. (SR)

Descriptors: Dropout Programs, High Risk Students, Hispanic Americans, Instructional Effectiveness