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Download full textNorth Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Support Programs. – 1988
This report describes three model programs in dropout prevention that were developed for three school systems, Granville, Haywood, and Wake Counties, in the State of North Carolina. The three model programs have several general characteristics in common: planning; comprehensiveness; collaboration; commitment of a wide range of people; and dropout…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
California School Boards Association, Sacramento. – 1981
Based on surveys of 125 school trustees and administrators and 186 student dropouts and truants in California, this guidebook examines the causes of student attendance problems, discusses guidelines and ideas for programs to combat these problems, and presents exemplary programs in three California school districts. A profile of a hypothetical…
Descriptors: Attendance, Board of Education Policy, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Attitudes
Los Angeles Unified School District, CA. – 1986
This report discusses the situation--a 43 percent attrition rate in public schools--leading to the formation of the Dropout Prevention and Recovery (DPR) program, implemented in the Los Angeles Unified School District in January 1985, and describes activities undertaken as part of the pilot program. The main body of the report, presented in…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. – 1997
This publication describes an effort of the U.S. Department of Education to promote comprehensive educational reform by consolidating various elements and programs. The "cross-cutting" approach described considers the links among vocational-technical education, elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education, and workforce…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Demonstration Programs, Dropout Programs, Education Work Relationship
Jerome, Christine, Ed. – 1975
The informal, descriptive portraits of 11 career education programs are based on visits from November to February 1974-75, and reports by program staff, teachers, students, parents, and business and community organizations involved with the programs. Individual characteristics of the programs are described as well as general information regarding…
Descriptors: Career Education, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
Sherman, Renee Z.; Sherman, Joel D. – 1991
Specific goals of this study of the national dropout problem are to: (1) define the problem; (2) identify demographic characteristics of dropouts; (3) describe economic and social consequences; (4) identify programs and practices that prevent students from dropping out; (5) identify federal and state initiatives; and (6) identify private sector…
Descriptors: Demography, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Smith, Albert J. – 1997
This executive summary presents evaluation findings and conclusions from a 4-year study of a demonstration project focusing on a school-based and school-linked interprofessional case management approach to dropout prevention. The project, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, was administered by the Center for the Study and Teaching of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Behavior Problems, Demonstration Programs
Phelps, Margaret S.; And Others – 1994
This paper describes a K-12 intervention program for educationally at-risk youth in Jackson County, Tennessee. The LEarning VISIONS (LV) program involves teachers, administrators, parents, business leaders, and higher-education personnel in an effort to integrate a variety of long-term intervention strategies while respecting the rural context and…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Attendance, Counseling Services, County Programs
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1994
This compilation contains executive summaries of 13 program evaluations conducted by the Office of Research and Evaluation of the Austin Independent School District (AISD) (Texas), as well as short summary reports on 3 programs. The following summaries are included: (1) "1991-92 Dropout Report"; (2) "Faculty/Staff Recruitment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research
San Diego City Schools, CA. – 1988
The San Diego City Schools (California) has received nearly $500,000 in federal funds to replicate and evaluate the following successful dropout prevention programs: (1) Motivation and Maintenance (M and M); (2) Partnership Academy; and (3) Summer Training and Education Program (STEP). The M and M program is designed to provide a case management…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Development, Cooperative Programs, Daily Living Skills
National Council of La Raza, Washington, DC. – 1988
The National Council of La Raza has developed five innovative community based demonstration projects to improve the educational outcomes of Hispanics. Three of the projects are designed to address high risk students; the remaining two address the needs of parents and teachers. Each of these projects is designed to be implemented by Hispanic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Programs, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs
William T. Grant Foundation, Washington, DC. Commission on Work, Family, and Citizenship. – 1991
This report identifies promising and innovative responses to employment-related education reform. Chapter 1 is an overview of the challenge of building a world-class work force. Chapters 2-10 present 50 examples of policy initiatives in digest form, organized into nine themes; each digest provides the name of a contact. Chapter 2 discusses new…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Community Programs, Community Services, Corporate Support
