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Geisert, Gene – Educational Leadership, 1979
Historically ranked low on student performance, the New Orleans schools are fighting back with a new program called the Secondary Curriculum Improvement Program. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Objectives

Slavin, Robert E.; Madden, Nancy A. – Educational Leadership, 1989
Reviews research on instructional practices that help at-risk students. The programs reviewed fall into three general categories: prevention programs at the primary level, classroom change programs, and supplementary/remedial programs. Lists general features that characterize these programs. (TE)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Compensatory Education, Dropout Prevention, Educationally Disadvantaged