Article presented a plan to reduce the rate of student dropouts and make the educational environment more stimulating for learning. (RK)

In an effort to find new solutions, an Appalachian Regional Commission workshop examined the severity of the dropout problem in Appalachia; looked at successful prevention programs including 70001 Ltd., REAL Enterprises, and Jobs for Tennessee Graduates; and previewed the model dropout reduction curriculum being designed at Appalachian State…

The Edison Project is an ESEA Title VIII dropout prevention program for 250 tenth grade students who were identified as potential dropouts on the basis of previous attendance, grades, and grade level retention. Some of the problems that affect student attendance have been found to be gangs, money, race, and relevance of education. The project was…

Contrasting employment, education, and training developments occurred during the 1980s in Britain and Australia. High school completion rates in Great Britain and Australia have been low in comparison to the United States, but the work pattern changed when the market for unskilled youth labor collapsed in the 1980s. Australia increased proportions…

The Urban Education Network is comprised of the largest school districts in 14 states. In December 1985 the Network hosted a conference for its members on efforts to improve teaching and learning in urban schools. The following papers presented at the conference are included: (1) "Thinking about the Undoable: Dropout Programs" (Dale…