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Harrison, Danielle A. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
For many decades, the social imbalances had a significant impact on the academic success of African Americans. High school completion rates for African American students were disproportionately lower when compared to their Caucasian counterparts. This purpose of this qualitative study was to display factors that contributed to African American…
Descriptors: Social Influences, African American Students, Academic Persistence, High School Students
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2008
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) House and Senate Pass Budget Blueprints: Plans Would Increase Spending by More than $20 Billion Over the President's…
Descriptors: National Standards, Public Education, Newsletters, Federal Government
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Kapeliuk, Adi; Reich, Yoram; Bar-Lev, Roni – International Journal of Educational Management, 2004
About 9 per cent of the students in Israel drop out of school. Attendance officers, who are appointed to enforce education attendance laws, and other decision makers have to deal with many dropout cases with limited resources, leading to sub optimal or even wrong solutions. In contrast, creative, successful solutions adopted by one attendance…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, Foreign Countries
Gross, John G., Ed. – 1971
A food and nutrition study conducted in six different areas of one state is discussed. The youth phase of the program was designed to provide an educational program for young people from low-income families. Pre-tests and post-tests were prepared and designed to determine the effectiveness of the Tricks for Treats unit in influencing the behavior…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Change Agents, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention