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H.R. 3042, The Dropout Prevention and Reentry Act. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor. House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, Second Session (Washington, DC, May 20, 1986 and Chicago, IL, June 12, 1986).
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1986
This hearing was held to receive testimony related to H.R. 3042, the Dropout Prevention and Reentry Act, which would initiate a new Federal program of grants to school districts to mount demonstration programs. The programs would focus on the following: (1) identifying high risk students and preventing them from dropping out; (2) encouraging youth…
Descriptors: Continuation Students, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Educational Policy
Statement Prepared for the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education, House of Representatives (Los Angeles, California).
Milazzo, Patricia – 1985
Demographic trends show that non-anglo and limited English proficient (LEP) populations are increasing dramatically in public schools. They already make up the majority of the student body in California's largest urban school districts. They are also disproportionately susceptible to dropping out. This Congressional testimony presents approaches…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Continuation Students, Dropout Prevention, English (Second Language)